02/06/2026
It's Dietitian's week in the UK - a time to celebrate dietitians, the work that we do, and to raise the profile of the profession.
Day1 of (yes, I am a day late I know!) is about sharing our why.......why get into dietetics?
Well, my journey into dietetics was not straight forward as, to be honest, when I finished school I had no idea what a dietitian was or that the profession even existed!
I studied biology at uni as I loved science and how the body works, and thanks to my multi-cultural upbringing, I grew up enjoying and appreciating food.
After my BSc I went on to do a Master's in Nutrition and realised many of my peers were doing the course in order to get on to the Post Grad Diploma course in Dietetics - and once I realised this was a career option there was no looking back!
I haven't really stopped studying as since qualifying as a Dietitian, I have also completed a PG Dip in Sports Nutrition, went on to do my PhD and have completed many other specialist trainings as well such as Intuitive eating, fertility and pregnancy nutrition etc etc
In fact something I love about dietetics is that as dietitians we are always learning - keeping up with the evidence, creating the evidence if you work in academia and research, and sharing it with others in an understandable way.
Specialising in women's health allowed me to deepen my knowledge of conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, menopause and fertility, and I am lucky to work with such amazing clients and colleagues in this space.
Dietetics is more than just a job!
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