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What is Nutrition and Dietetics?

Nutrition and dietetics; It is a branch of science that examines issues related to human nutrition. Nutrition explores the metabolic and physiological roles of nutrients in the body. Dietetics, on the other hand, deals with the treatment of nutrition-related diseases and the prevention of disease complications. The field of nutrition and dietetics is related to both health and food industry. Although the general nutrition rules are the same for all people, the basis of the Nutrition and Dietetics section; It is based on the fact that nutrition should be chosen according to the individual characteristics of each individual, and that nutritional and nutritional information; application to promote health, prevent or minimize disease. The science of nutrition and dietetics conducts scientific studies on the application of diet in health and disease, the preparation of foods and food intake.

What is the Purpose of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program?

The aim of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program is to train the manpower to work in the application of scientific principles related to nutrition and nutrients, to protect health and to cure diseases, and to carry out research and development studies with quality projects to be continued in this field. Our goal is; To bring in individuals who are equipped to meet the needs of the age in the field of health and nutrition, who are competent in the professional and scientific field, researcher, sharing, respectful of human rights, socially responsible, adopting principled and ethical values, aiming to improve the health level of the individual and society, and useful to the society.

What Do Nutrition and Dietetics Graduates Do?

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is a 4-year undergraduate department that is taught at universities. Those who successfully complete this department are given the title of "Dietitian" or "Nutritionist". Students who successfully complete their undergraduate education can continue their graduate education in the fields of Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Public Health and Metabolism as well as nutrition and dietetics. dietitians; They are divided into executive dietitian, treatment dietitian and public health dietitian. The executive dietitian deals with the purchase, preparation, cooking and service of food items to institutions such as hospitals, schools, dormitories, industry and public institutions. It supervises its implementation by making the necessary nutrition planning so that people can be fed in the best and most economical way. The treatment dietitian arranges the special diets to be given according to the condition of the patients, ensures that the food is given to the patient and consumed by the patient. Educates patients who are discharged and come to the outpatient clinic about the diet they should apply at home. Public health dietitians work in health centers and make necessary recommendations for a healthy diet of the public. In addition, dietitians work as educators and consultants in food technology. In short, dietitians should not be thought of as people who only help those who want to lose weight.

What are the Working Areas and Job Opportunities?

Graduates of this department can work as dieticians in health institutions, inpatient treatment institutions and public health institutions. They can also work in various public and industrial organizations such as educational institutions, research and industry institutions, mass nutrition institutions, schools, social service institutions, hospitals, nurseries and nurseries, weight loss centers, sports clubs and gyms, renal care units, oncology and diabetes units. .

Our Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, whose language of instruction is Turkish, has not started recruiting students yet, and the total education period is 4 years.