{"id":642,"date":"2024-09-19T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/nutrition-and-dietetics\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:54:16","slug":"nutrition-and-dietetics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dietetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition and Dietetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We do&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dietitians are qualified and regulated health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems at an individual and wider public-health level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They use the most up-to-date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They often work as integral members of multi-disciplinary teams to treat complex clinical conditions such as diabetes, food allergy and intolerance, IBS syndrome, eating disorders, chronic fatigue, malnutrition, kidney failure and bowel disorders.\u202fThey advise and influence food and health policy across the spectrum from government, to local communities and individuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dietitians are Allied Health Professionals registered with the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcpc-uk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)<\/a>\u202fwho specialise in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of dietary issues for individual people and the wider population. 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