Few days back, I was chatting online with my school friend almost after 12 years.After general talks, he asked me about my profession. I replied very proudly that I am a dietitian. After a few seconds, a big smiley with ‘OMG’ appeared on my screen. He said that being a dietitian, you must be limiting your hubby’s diet. That made me think about this profession. How can someone pass such comment so casually? Is this a fact?? Do we only limit everyone’s diet? NO.
We,as a dietitian, have very important role in every stage of life. Be it, a growing fetus in mother’s womb or a grey haired person; a sports person or an ailing person. The mother to be, needs our guidelines to prepare herself and her body for coming motherhood. The growing fetus in her womb will be very much healthy if his/ her mother follows a proper balanced diet as per her requirement. We can suggest high protein-high calcium foods to mothers of toddlers and children so that it will assist in their growth. Dietary guidelines given to adults will help them to cope up with stress of today’s fast world. A diet plan considering medical conditions of senior citizens will help them age gracefully. Diet has a crucial role in management of various disorders and keeping the problem under control.
A diet of sports person and his performance in the field are directly related.They will excel in the sport they are into if they follow diet pattern and hydration schedule prepared for them by a sports nutritionist.
A nutritionist can definitely create awareness about healthy and balanced diet.This can be done by taking seminars, talk shows, and interactive sessions at schools, colleges, ladies clubs, and corporate offices and by writing in newspapers, magazines, blogs or posting on social networking sites. Nutritionist works in food industry making the food product more healthy and thereby guiding people to choose a healthier option.
In short, dietitian not always restrict you from enjoying food but guides and assist you in healthy living.