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The relationship between nutrition and human health is greatly influenced by biological, environmental, socioeconomic, cultural and behavioural factors. Since nutritional requirements can vary according to age, gender, weight, genotype, activity level, physiological and disease status, nutrition can positively or negatively affect an individual's life from the womb to death. 

Adequate and balanced nutrition is shown as a strong target in finding solutions that will positively affect public health and economy as well as reducing the risk of many diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancers. 

In our department, it is aimed to train dietitians who question with scientific curiosity, have social responsibility and professional ethics, have strong teamwork and communication skills, and have leadership qualities. In this direction, it is planned to provide education and training in accordance with national and international standards based on current evidence to protect, develop, improve and improve the quality of life of the individual and society. Fully equipped Nutrition, Food Chemistry and Anthropometry laboratories will be used to reinforce the theoretical knowledge. Our students, who receive theoretical and laboratory training in the first three years, are aimed to develop their observations and experiences in the last year in hospital and field applications in the fields of nutritional therapies in adult and paediatric diseases, mass nutrition systems and public health. 

Graduates of the department can work as nutrition consultants, clinical dietitians, researchers, nutrition educators and health policy developers in various fields such as treatment institutions, health centres, research laboratories, private clinics and public health departments, mass nutrition systems and gyms. 

Izmir University of Economics Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is designed in strong connections with all departments of the university in the field of health and nutrition. In this way, our students will have access to up-to-date information and best practice methods in their field.

The need for dietitians is inevitable for adequate and balanced nutrition of societies that are becoming increasingly sedentary due to the developing technology in the world and in our country.