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Diëtetiek0 is not a widely recognized term in current nutrition science or health care. It may be a typographical error, a specific code, or a fictional label. This article presents a concise overview of the related field of dietetics, which is the practical application of nutrition science to health care.

Dietetics is the discipline that studies how food and nutrition affect health and disease, and how to plan, implement, and evaluate dietary interventions. Dietitians work to optimize individual and population health by assessing nutritional needs, designing personalized meal plans, counseling patients, and coordinating with other health professionals.

Education and regulation: In most countries, becoming a dietitian requires formal study in dietetics or nutrition, followed by supervised practice or internship and a licensing or registration process. Practitioners adhere to ethical standards and pursue continuing education to maintain competence.

Practice settings and areas: Hospital clinics, primary care, long-term care, community health programs, schools, sports teams, food service management, research, and policy development.

Approach and impact: Dietetics emphasizes evidence-based interventions, monitoring outcomes, and culturally appropriate recommendations. It supports medical nutrition therapy for conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease, and it contributes to public health through prevention and health promotion.