In the present day Indian context, there is a need to develop and document a standardised nutrition care process to provide safe and effective nutrition care, said C. Swaminathan, Vice-Chancellor, Periyar University.
The nutrition care provided by qualified professionals should always reflect both the state of the science and the state of the art of dietetics practice to meet the individualised needs of each patient, client and group, Dr. Swaminathan said while delivering his inaugural address at the two-day workshop on ‘Nutritional and dietetic care model: India vs. Malaysia’, brought up by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of the University here on Thursday. He said due to changes in food habits of most of the urban population, role of nutritionists and dieticians is becoming more important to suggest corrective food habits and thereby improving their quality of life. There is a growing demand for nutritional counselling in nursing homes, schools, prisons, community health programmes, and home health care agencies.
The resource persons were Mary Easaw, Chief Dietician and Senior Manager of Dietetics and Food Services, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Shanthi Dhandapani, Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
