A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of cancer cachexia.
Dietician
What does a dietitian do?
Dietitians support people to improve their health by providing expert nutrition and dietary advice. A dietitian can help you manage health conditions, such as: diabetes. eating disorders.
What is the difference between a dietician and a dietitian?
Dietitian is a variant spelling of dietician, the older word. A dietitian is employed to tell others about their diet or how they eat and make suggestions to help improve their health and nutrition. In short, they are experts in the study of dietetics.
How much money does a dietitian make in South Africa?
Average R 6 000 per month.
What subjects do you need to study to become a dietitian?
To become a dietitian, you must do a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree (four years of study) focusing on subjects such as therapeutic and community nutrition and food service. Admission Requirements: Minimum National Senior Certificate statutory requirements for degree entry must be met.