What is a dietitian/Nutritionist and how they can turn a person into a healthy person

We all must have heard the word Dietitian or Nutritionist in our life. So what do you think? 

They must be the person who gives tips on food or the person who cuts down all your favorite food, or some might also think the person with food knowledge will give to their client. There will be tremendous thoughts about Dietitian. Let me clear your all thought about dietitians, what they do, and how they are key to your health. 

If you confused about what food should be eaten in what amount for your health. This article is definitely going to clear your thoughts. 

Let's Begin!!!

The nutritional needs of a normal person in his lifespan from conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Are modified according to the demands of growth and development at different stages of life. 

The Dietitian is the one who plans and supervises the preparation of diet for individuals or groups of people in institutes or patients in hospitals. The diet is plan according to the dietetic principles and every detail is planned according to the client. 

A balanced diet at these stages prevents precipitation of deficiency symptoms of any nutrient and protects the person from any nutritional disorder or disease as well as a secondary disease, mostly infection, caused by lowered resistance due to undernourishment or malnutrition. 

The needs of every person at any stage of life are to modified and deviated from the normal when attacked by illness. Diet therapy can then be considered as a shield, which if effectively used, can protect a person from further attack of the disease and help in restoring normal health. Thus, an understanding of nutrition is the basis of diet therapy. 

The use of medication alone is not always sufficient to cure any health disorder unless there is proper nutritional management. On the other hand, in the absence of good and proper nutrition the drug therapy, even though at its best, may become a total failure. 

On the contrary, it may be possible at least in some instances to avoid or limit the drug therapy with proper nutrition. Because of this awareness, the field of therapeutic diets in nutrition has become popular and is gaining wide acceptance in a major cross-section of our society. 

Therapeutic diets are the modified version of diets according to the disorder or disease and follow by the person's condition also. 

When do you require a particular diet in your life:

When food consumption is interfered with, as in impaired appetite, gastrointestinal disease, traumatic neurological disorders interfering with the self-feeding, neuropsychiatric disorder, disease of soft or hard oral tissue, alcoholism, pregnancy anorexia and vomiting, food allergy, and disease requiring a restricted diet. 

When utilization or storage is interfered with as in impaired liver function, hypothyroidism, neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract, drugs, or radiation therapy. 

When absorption is interfered with as in the absence of normal digestive secretions, intestinal hypermobility reduction of effective absorbing surface, impairment of intrinsic mechanism of absorption, drug preventing absorption. 

When there is an increase in excretion or less of nutrients from the body as in lactation, burns, glycosuria, and albuminuria, acute or chronic blood loss. 

When the function is impaired or when tissues are destroyed as in achlorhydria in the gastrointestinal tract, heavy metals, and other metabolic antagonists. 

When there is an increase in the nutrient requirements as to when physical activity is increased or in a period of rapid growth, pregnancy and location, hyper-thyroid and drug therapy. 

There are 3 basic rules in every diet plan:

1. Nutrient content of the diet: The amount or quantity of the basic nutrients is varied like increasing or decreasing the proportion of fat, carbohydrate or protein, etc. in the diet as the situation demands. Such a diet may then be referred to as a low-fat diet, or a high-protein or high-calorie and high protein diet. The main part is according to the disease the nutrient need will be changed. 

2. Consistency of diet: In this, the normal or modified diet may be given as a liquid or a soft diet depending on the condition of the patient. 

3. Amount or Quantity of the diet: The modification of the diet, from the normal diet. Diet should be customized with the person's needs. Nutritional supplements with tonics, tablets, syrups, or injections may be necessary during the course of administration of a diet. 

IDA (Indian Dietetic Association). The main objective id IDA are: 

To promote the cause of science, particularly the branch of nutrition and dietetics, including related areas, and to encourage the spirit of active pursuit of knowledge and original scientific research. 

To facilitate social, scientific, and cultural fellowship and cultivation of goodwill among the members. 

The main role of a Dietitian in the hospitals are:

To document all aspects of nutrition care. 

To assess the nutritional status of patients in health and disease. 

The dietitian will help you for a long time or short time process to cure your health. And makes you better for living.

The dietitian keeps information like a follow-up, is the diet plan is effective, or should change some things. Every small and big point they look for you and make the perfect diet for you.  

So know clear your mind, For medicine you have to go to the doctor. And when it comes to food you have to consult a dietitian or nutritionist. 

Stay safe and stay healthy.