Dietitian & Nutritionist

Dietetics and Nutrition is a branch or specialization of medical science that deals with the study of various foods along with their nutritional values and customizing it as per patients or a person’s health and fitness requirements. Dietetics and Nutrition course is also a part of Health and Wellness branch. Primarily a Science subject, the Dietetics and Nutrition course forms a core to broader courses or branches such as Food Technology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry etc. and on the other hand, these subjects also form a core for the Dietetics and Nutrition courses. On this page of Shiksha, we will discuss at length about the course structure, colleges, scopes, among others.