Professional or Occupational Group
dietitian Audio
di·e·ti·tian [ dahy-i-tish-uhn ]
Definitions related to dietitian:
  • A health professional with special training in nutrition who can offer help with the choice of foods a person eats and drinks.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A professional trained and qualified to provide nutritional services at individual, institutional and community levels in term of assessing nutritional needs and coordinating them with medical ones, developing and implementing nutrition programs, evaluation and reporting their results, as well as to educate people on healthy eating, and diseases prevention and treatment by means of dietary modifications.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (dieticians) Persons specially trained and licensed in NUTRITION SCIENCES and DIETETICS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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