What does a dietitian do, and not do?
A dietitian assesses your nutritional status and builds a plan specific to you. That plan accounts for your daily routine, budget, kitchen habits and any medical condition together.
A dietitian does not diagnose disease, prescribe medication, or change a medication dose. Treating a disease is the physician's responsibility; the dietitian runs the nutrition side of that treatment. When a physician and a dietitian both need to be involved, you should see both.
Preparing before the appointment
What makes the session productive is having the data ready ahead of time. It helps to gather the following before the appointment:
- Your meal log for the last few days — not so much what you ate, but when and in what pattern.
- Any recent blood test results and physician reports.
- Medications and supplements you take regularly.
- Known allergies, food intolerances and chronic conditions.
- Your goal: weight change, a condition-specific diet, performance, or simply building routine?
If you have been using daily tracking for a while, your records already cover most of this preparation.
What happens in the first session?
The first session is mostly an assessment: your habits, daily rhythm, health history and goal are discussed. Measurements may be taken. It usually ends with a draft plan and a next step — sometimes missing data (tests, a physician's opinion) is requested and the plan is left to the second session.
How does follow-up work?
A nutrition plan is not a fixed document but a process that is adjusted as it goes. Follow-up sessions discuss what is working, where you are struggling, and how the plan should adapt. You can track your appointments, messages and any prescriptions from one place on the platform.
Expert verification
The diplomas and documents of dietitians who open a profile on the platform are reviewed; verified profiles show a verification mark. Verification means that expert's documents were checked — it is not a guarantee about the outcome of the service they provide.
Fees
Session fees and the scope of service are written on each expert's own profile, in the Services section; the duration and whether the session is online or in person are also stated there. Check this before creating an appointment.
In cases of pregnancy, breastfeeding, chronic illness, regular medication use, a history of eating disorders, and child nutrition, dietary changes should not be made without physician and dietitian oversight. The platform's calculators and programmes are not sufficient on their own in these cases.