营养和营养学学院是世界上最大的食品和营养专家组织建立在克利夫兰,俄亥俄州,在1917年,由一群富有远见的女性致力于帮助政府节约食物和改善公众健康和营养的今天第一次世界大战期间,学院有超过100000的有资格的从业人员,注册营养师营养学家,饮食技术员,注册,和其他营养学专家控股在营养和营养学本科和高等学位,和学生,致力于改善国家的卫生和推进专业的营养学研究,教育和宣传。

学院的成员起着关键的作用在塑造公众的食物选择,从而改善其营养状况,在治疗疾病或受伤的人。成员提供预防性和医学营养治疗的服务在不同的设置。

营养学专业人员在卫生保健系统工作,家庭健康保健、餐饮、商业、研究和教育机构,以及在私人执业。作为医院医疗团队的重要成员,长期护理设施和卫生维护组织,使用特定的营养服务他们提供医学营养治疗,治疗慢性疾病,疾病或损伤。以社区为基础的营养学从业者提供健康促进、疾病预防和健康服务。

作为一个领导者在食品和营养问题,学院提供专家证词在听证会,游说国会和其他政府机构,评论提出联邦和国家规定和发展至关重要的食品和营养问题上立场声明。

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917, by a visionary group of women dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I. Today, the Academy has over 100,000 credentialed practitioners — registered dietitian nutritionists, dietetic technicians, registered, and other dietetics professionals holding undergraduate and advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics, and students — and is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.

Members of the Academy play a key role in shaping the public's food choices, thereby improving its nutritional status, and in treating persons with illnesses or injuries. Members offer preventive and medical nutrition therapy services in a variety of settings.

Dietetics practitioners work in health care systems, home health care, foodservice, business, research and educational organizations, as well as in private practice. As vital members of medical teams in hospitals, long-term care facilities and health maintenance organizations, they provide medical nutrition therapy — using specific nutrition services to treat chronic conditions, illnesses or injuries. Community-based dietetics practitioners provide health promotion, disease prevention and wellness services.

As a leader in food and nutrition issues, the Academy provides expert testimony at hearings, lobbies Congress and other governmental bodies, comments on proposed federal and state regulations, and develops position statements on critical food and nutrition issues.