Who are Dietitians?

Dietitians support people to improve their health by providing expert nutrition and dietary advice. A dietitian can help you manage health conditions, such as:

- diabetes
- eating disorders
- heart disease
- malnutrition
- gastrointestinal diseases
- obesity
- food allergies and intolerances
- renal disease

Dietitians are trained professionals

In Australia, there is a difference between a dietitian and other nutritional health providers including nutritionists. All dietitians are nutritionists, but nutritionists without a dietetics qualification can’t call themselves a dietitian.

As a profession, nutritionists aren’t regulated and can have limited qualifications. The dietetic profession is regulated. Most dietitians have graduated with an approved dietetics degree from an Australian university.

Dietitians understand how nutrition affects the body and use this knowledge when treating you. Using the latest scientific information, dietitians partner with you to develop a personal plan to meet your needs.