Dietitians work with people to give them information about healthy eating; this will help keep them healthy through the food they eat. (This is called nutritional advice.)

Dietitians also help prevent health problems that may happen because of eating too much unhealthy food. They will also treat diseases – like obesity (being very overweight). They use the information they have about the science of nutrition to do this.

Dietitians give people the information; it helps people look after themselves properly.

Dietitians don’t just work in hospitals; they can work in a variety of places including oil rigs, zoos and football clubs. They work with all sorts of people. Some may be very sick and need a special diet to keep them alive (like liquid food).

People with diabetes must pay careful attention to the food they eat because they can’t have too much sugar in their diet. There are other sorts of people who need special diets or diets without certain substances in them.