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Dietitians Australia

Dietitians Australia is the leading voice in nutrition and dietetics.

They are the peak industry body for dietetic and nutrition professionals, representing more than 8000 members around Australia and overseas.

Its members work in all areas of dietetics and nutrition in both clinical and non-clinical relationships with patients or clients, communities and populations and can be working in management, administration, education, research, advisory, communication, program development and implementation, regulatory or policy development, food service, food security, food supply, sustainability and any other roles that impact on safe, effective delivery of services in the profession and/or using professional skills.

Mission

To champion the professional nutrition and dietetic workforce to empower people and communities.

How Dietitians Australia can help

They help build healthier communities by communicating credible and timely nutrition messages to the public. Through advocacy, they campaign for healthy food systems that are accessible for Australians. They also work to foster world-class research to support evidence-based practice.

Dietitians Australia recommends looking for the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APDs) credential to find a dietitian.

APDs are university-trained nutrition experts. They can help you with personalised, easy-to-follow and evidence-based advice.

APDs are Australia's most trusted dietetics professionals.

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Is a paleo diet plan healthy? | Dietitians Australia

Is Paleo as healthy as the influencers say? We look at the evidence to see if we should really eat like ancient humans.

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What is a vegetarian diet? | Dietitians Australia

A varied and well-balanced vegetarian diet can supply all the nutrients you need for good health. Here are the nutrients you need to pay attention to if you're following a plant-based diet.

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Dietary iron makes healthy bodies | Dietitians Australia

Find out why iron is an essential nutrient for your wellbeing. And how you can make sure your diet gives you the iron you need to live a healthy life.

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Protein | Dietitians Australia

Protein is an important nutrient that our bodies use to function properly. Most Australians get enough protein, but there are some groups of people who may need to monitor the amount of protein they eat. Here are some easy ways to increase the protein in your diet.

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Vitamin D | Dietitians Australia

Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. We need vitamin D, but it doesn't all have to come from your diet. That’s important to know because there are few foods that are reliable sources of vitamin D. If you spend enough time in the sun, then your body can make all the vitamin D it needs.

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Salt | Dietitians Australia

Salt contains sodium and chloride – both important minerals. But eating too much salt is linked to health problems, and most Australians eat more salt than they need. Here's the best way to cut the amount of salt in your diet.

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Dietitian or nutritionist | Dietitians Australia

In Australia there is a difference between a dietitian and other nutritional health providers including nutritionists. Find out what's different.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | Dietitians Australia

PCOS is a common hormonal condition of the ovaries that can cause problems such as an irregular menstrual cycle, weight gain, impaired fertility and poor mental health. Diet and lifestyle changes are the first steps to manage PCOS, and an Accredited Practising Dietitian specialising in PCOS is the most qualified professional to help.

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Gluten-free diets | Dietitians Australia

A gluten-free diet is the foundation of managing coeliac disease. The popularity of gluten-free diets and products has grown in recent years. Internet searches for gluten-free diets are now the third most popular searched-for diet. This growth in popularity comes from claims that not eating gluten helps with a range of illnesses, even in people who do not have coeliac disease. But there is very little evidence that a gluten-free diet benefits everyone.

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Help with costs | Dietitians Australia

Find out about Medicare, private health insurance and other rebates available when seeing a dietitian.

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