Best Dietitian in Governorpet, Vijayawada

A dietitian is a specialized person who undergoes advanced training to provide nutrition and diet related advice to people. To specialize as a dietitian, one has to finish a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics (B. Sc). Dietitians offer guidance on healthy eating, food choices and can also customize the diet plan to improve the overall health of a person. The major responsibility of a dietitian is to create awareness about nutrition among people, designing diet plans to manage specific diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases and cancer, providing nutrition counseling for a healthy living and curating meal plans considering the factors like allergies, dietary restrictions and cultural preferences of the person. An individual is also referred to a dietitian to identify and treat cases of disease related malnutrition and to conduct medical nutrition therapy, which includes reducing the effects of cancer cachexia or designing the enteral tube feeding regimen.