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dietetics

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dietetics
the scientific study and regulation of food intake and preparation

dietetics [‚dī·ə′ted·iks]
(medicine)
The science concerned with applying the principle of nutrition to the feeding of people under various economic conditions or for therapeutic purposes.


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Thanks to Blythe Tucker, a dietetics student at the University of Houston, for his help in responding to this question about food labeling.
The son of Willard and Michele Lewallen of Lancaster, he is planning to major in nutrition and dietetics.
Chapters four through ten cover general health care job areas, from health technologists and technicians to dietetics, pharmacy, therapy, nursing, health and social services, health diagnosing occupations and assistants, and home health care jobs.
 
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