🧑‍⚕️ Dietitian

A dietitian is a nutrition specialist. Under ISCO-08, dieticians and nutritionists assess, plan and carry out programs that improve the benefit of food and nutrition for human health. According to BLS, they plan and run food programs and work in hospitals, care homes, clinics, canteens and government bodies.

ISCO tasks include teaching people, families and communities the basics of nutrition, drawing up diets and menus, supervising the preparation and serving of meals, assessing nutritional status and consulting other health professionals. According to BLS, the profession usually requires a bachelor's degree.

Dietitians work with milk all the time. The NHS says milk and dairy foods are a great source of protein and calcium, but their fat content varies widely, so it is worth reading the label; unsweetened calcium-enriched plant alternatives made from soy, coconut or oats are also part of this group.

Lactose intolerance is difficulty digesting milk sugar: 30 minutes to 2 hours after it, stomach pain, bloating, gas, nausea and diarrhea can appear. According to MedlinePlus, about 65% of people absorb lactose less well after childhood; this is more common in people of East Asian descent, and among northern Europeans only about 5%.

Why it matters to you. The NHS warns: do not cut foods out of your own or your child's diet without advice from a doctor or dietitian. If symptoms keep coming back, the NHS advises seeing a doctor.