The Need Dietetics is the professional concerned with the science and art of providing nutritional care to individuals and groups.
Nutrition is an important component of health promotion and health care.
With the vast array of food choices now available there is a need for dietitians to assist individuals and food service managers in selecting food for optimum health and fitness that will also meet a person's food preferences and lifestyle. Job Opportunities Dietitians receive diverse training and are therefore prepared for many different types of positions. Clinical dietitians develop diets required in the treatment of certain diseases and counsel individuals in health care facilities as well as those being treated at home. Community dietitians prepare brochures emphasizing fitness or weight control, prepare education materials for teenage mothers, direct programs providing home delivered meals to elderly people, or conduct supermarket tours to teach people how to select appropriate food. Administrative dietitians manage food services in hospitals, employee cafeterias, schools, retirements communities, or colleges and universities.