dietician
Britishnoun
Explanation
A dietician is an expert in the field of food and nutrition. A dietician is like a physician for your diet. People who study food in a scientific way are dieticians — they are experts on food and its effects. Dieticians study nutrition, which is the science that looks at what good and bad things various foods do to your body. If you need to change what you eat because of a health problem, like diabetes or obesity, you should consult a dietician. It’s also spelled dietitian.
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Aisling Pigott, a nutritionist and registered dietician in Cardiff, said she was pleased to hear of the proposed ban but that it was probably "10 years too late".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
She keeps regular appointments with her endocrinologist, primary care provider, dietician and pharmacist at MLK Community Medical Group, the outpatient arm of MLK Community Healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
"Too often, it's about the look, rather than what healthy really means, which comes in all shapes and sizes," children's dietician Lucy Upton explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
What Caroline Susie, a registered dietician and the spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, told me makes me wish I had a time machine: “Osteoporosis is a childhood disease with adult consequences.”
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2025
Mama had worked as a dietician in Washington after she was married.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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