Sensible eating begins here…
DIETETICS
You can make a career out of people’s growing need to eat the right kind of food.
KANCHAN SAGGI and VIJAYALAKSHMI IYENGAR
Today the buzz on the health beat is fitness, nutrition and quality of life. Though many people are becoming health conscious, and leading longer and more productive lives, they seem to be floundering with their dietary intakes, leading to poor overall health and falling prey to chronic preventable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and also obesity.
Dietetics is not just about good nutrition and diet therapy; it has been recognised as a vital industry that plays a big role in preventive and curative health. Dieticians with their expertise in this specialised and complex field of healthcare help combine their knowledge of food and sensible eating with a love of science and medicine.
Women can play a key role by becoming active members in this field while also staying at home. With technology at everyone’s fingertips, and with an education in dietetics from universities such as SNDT and many more, they can easily become active dieticians. There is a desperate need for qualified dieticians in India. Training involves education in standardised guidelines and protocols established by bodies such as the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in Hyderabad and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US.
Pay scales vary depending on whether one enters academics (the basic UGC scale is around Rs. 8500); hospitals (starting scale varies from Rs. 6000 to Rs. 4000); gyms or health clubs (Rs. 150-200 per consultation) or weight reduction centres (starts from Rs. 6000-8000 plus incentives). The food industry pays higher (begins at about Rs. 18000-20000) but prefer doctorates.
To learn more about a career in dietetics log onto: National Institute of Nutrition www.ninindia.org/, www.nutritionsocietyindia.org/, and Indian Dietetic Association www.idaindia.com/index.asp.
The authors are Dieticians at NutritionVista.com
Clinical dieticians work in a hospital and assess the nutritional status of patients, customise and monitor the effectiveness of diet plans and develop nutrition programs.
Consultant Dieticians operate their own consulting practice or work with a private organisation or a doctor’s office. They provide expertise in nutrition consultations to individuals, institutions and businesses.
Community Dieticians apply and distribute knowledge about food and nutrition to specific lifestyles and geographic areas. They coordinate nutritional programmes in public health agencies, health clubs and counsel people on good nutritional practices.
Food Service Management Dieticians ensure safe, hygienic, healthy and cost-effective preparation of meals and snacks . They manage food service departments in hospitals, corporate and academic cafeterias.
Research Dieticians develop therapeutic food products required to meet special nutritional needs.
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education For Women, Coimbatore
B C M College, (Kerala)B C M College Kottayam, Pin: 686 001
College of Home Science, (Assam)College of home science, Assam agricultural university, Jorhat , Assam
Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai
Gandhigram Rural Institute,, (Tamil Nadu)Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed University Gandhigram - 624 302 Dindigul District Tamil Nadu,
M.O.P. Vaishnav College For Women, Chennai
5. Maharaja Syajiro University of Baroda, (Gujarat)Maharaja Syajiro University of Baroda, Fatehgunj Vadodara - 390 002. Gujarat
R.V.S College of Arts & Science, (Tamil Nadu)R.V.S College of Arts & Science 242, Trichy Road, Sulur, Coimbatore - 641 402.
Sourashtra College for Women, (Tamil Nadu)Sourashtra College for Women Pasumalai, Madurai - 625 004.
The Women’s Christian College, Chennai
Viharilal College Of Home & Social Science, (West Bengal)Viharilal College Of Home & Social Science , 20/B, Judges Court Road, Alipur, Kolkata –
700 027.
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Smt V.H.D. Central Institute of Home science (Bangalore)
Agricultural University, (Andhra Pradesh)Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Home Science college, Saifabad, Hyderabad -500004.
Allahabad Agricultural Institute, (Uttar Pradesh)Allahabad Agricultural Institute , Allahabad U.P
Banasthali Vidyapith, (Rajasthan)Banasthali Vidyapith, PO. Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan - 304022
College of Home Science, (Assam)College of home science, Assam agricultural university, Jorhat , Assam
NTR University of Health Sciences , Hyderabad
Punjab Agricultural University, (Punjab)Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab) 141 004,
R.V.S College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore
Rani Durgavati vishwavidyalaya, (Madhya Pradesh)Rani Durgavati vishwavidyalaya,Pachpedi,Jabalpur 482 001
Sardar Patel University, (Gujarat)Sardar Patel University,Vallabh Vidyanagar , Gujarat
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, (Andhra Pradesh)Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam,School Of Science,Technology And Management,Tirupati -517502.
The National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
University College For Women, Hyderabad
University of Agricultural Sciences, (Karnataka)University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bellary Road, Bangalore - 560 065.
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