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Nutrition and Dietetics

The task of the nutrition and dietetics department
is to provide information on how to feed all sick or healthy individuals and to
follow up when necessary. Many problems can be encountered as a result of
nutritional deficiency or nutritional imbalance. For this reason,
nutrition and dietetics specialists provide nutrition education and prepare
appropriate nutrition programs not only for sick individuals but also for
healthy individuals, contrary to popular belief. It is also one of the
duties of nutrition and dietetics specialists to prepare the programs necessary
for the sick individuals to be fed properly during their treatment and
post-treatment periods.

Nutrition and dietetics specialists do not only prepare
appropriate programs for consuming foods. The proper preparation, ie
processing and cooking of foods, is also in their field. They also have
academic knowledge and experience gained by examining the human body about the
storage of consumed foods. For this reason, they conduct research and
applications on foods and nutritional values, and the effects of nutritional
patterns on the human body. As a result of their research and analysis,
they learn about determining the appropriate diet for every situation and
developing diet products. It is the duty of nutrition and dietetics
specialists to implement and implement this information, to take the necessary
precautions for every situation.

The studies conducted by nutrition and dietetics
specialists for individuals can be examined under the headings of ‘preventive
nutrition’ and ‘therapeutic nutrition’.

Preventive nutrition

Under the heading of preventive nutrition, preparing
appropriate nutrition programs for all individuals and carrying out studies
that will inform the society are included. Nutrition programs of individuals
in childhood, adolescence and pregnancy periods are especially
emphasized. The reason for this is that individuals in these periods are
in processes that need attention and can gain nutritional
habits. Nutrition and dietetics specialists attach great importance to the
diet in childhood. Because the foundation of most of the problems
encountered in adulthood is laid in this period. Therefore, individuals
responsible for children should set an example for children and provide the
necessary information about their diet. Nutrition and dietetics
specialists work to ensure that children and families have sufficient knowledge
about nutrition and follow an appropriate diet. Adolescence is a period
that should be followed carefully in order to determine dietary patterns and to
adopt appropriate behavioral habits. Individuals at this age pay close
attention to their physical characteristics. As a result, they may follow
improper diets or adopt inappropriate nutritional habits. Nutrition and
dietetics specialists work to ensure that adolescents and families gain the
necessary information. Pregnancy may also be a period in which attention
should be paid to the diet and some changes should be made.

Therapeutic nutrition

This topic covers the process of identifying and
following up the nutritional programs that the sick individuals will follow
during the treatment process. Nutrition and dietetics specialists are
concerned with identifying and following the appropriate nutrition program
during the treatment process of many diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes,
gout, kidney diseases, urinary tract diseases, especially problems such as
nutritional disorders and obesity. Nutritional disorders may have arisen
as a result of the combination of mistakes in a long process that can extend
from infancy to adulthood. Of course, malnutrition may be encountered due
to diseases such as cancer or AIDS. Nutrition and dietetics specialists
try to prevent these people from encountering bigger problems. For this,
the problems in the nutrition program of the people, the deficiencies and needs
of the body are determined, an appropriate nutrition program is prepared and
applied. Obesity, or obesity with its commonly used name, is an important
problem all over the world. The energy intake and the energy expended are
imbalanced, as a result, the body’s fat mass increases excessively compared to
the lean mass. in Turkey and in the world at 25-30% of individuals there
is the problem of obesity. Nutrition and dietetics specialists determine the
nutrition and exercise programs that should be followed to solve this
problem. In other diseases in question, they determine the nutrition
program to be followed in order to solve the problems in line with the needs of
the individuals and ensure that it is applied. An appropriate nutrition
program is prepared and applied. Obesity, or obesity with its commonly
used name, is an important problem all over the world. The energy intake
and the energy expended are imbalanced, as a result, the body’s fat mass increases
excessively compared to the lean mass. in Turkey and in the world at
25-30% of individuals there is the problem of obesity. Nutrition and
dietetics specialists determine the nutrition and exercise programs that should
be followed to solve this problem. In other diseases in question, they
determine the nutrition program to be followed in order to solve the problems
in line with the needs of the individuals and ensure that it is
applied. An appropriate nutrition program is prepared and applied. Obesity,
or obesity with its commonly used name, is an important problem all over the
world. The energy intake and the energy expended are imbalanced, as a
result, the body’s fat mass increases excessively compared to the lean
mass. in Turkey and in the world at 25-30% of individuals there is the
problem of obesity. Nutrition and dietetics specialists determine the
nutrition and exercise programs that should be followed to solve this
problem. In other diseases in question, they determine the nutrition
program to be followed in order to solve the problems in line with the needs of
the individuals and ensure that it is applied. As a result, the body’s fat
mass increases excessively compared to lean mass. in Turkey and in the
world at 25-30% of individuals there is the problem of obesity. Nutrition
and dietetics specialists determine the nutrition and exercise programs that
should be followed to solve this problem. In other diseases in question,
they determine the nutrition program that should be followed to solve the
problems in line with the needs of the individuals and ensure its
implementation. As a result, the body’s fat mass increases excessively
compared to lean mass. in Turkey and in the world at 25-30% of individuals
there is the problem of obesity. Nutrition and dietetics specialists
determine the nutrition and exercise programs that should be followed to solve
this problem. In other diseases in question, they determine the nutrition
program to be followed in order to solve the problems in line with the needs of
the individuals and ensure that it is applied.