TS 13114

TS 13114 is a professional standard focused on the dietician occupation, placing the relationship between nutrition and health within a professional practice framework. Its main purpose is to define the occupational scope of dietetics and distinguish the profession from other nutrition-related roles.

Technical context of dietetics

In general technical terms, dietetics is associated with assessing nutritional needs, developing appropriate meal or diet plans, and providing nutrition-related guidance and counselling. Dieticians may work in clinical nutrition, food service management, public health, and education settings. A defining feature of the profession is the integration of nutrition knowledge with human physiology, disease conditions, lifestyle factors, and food choices.

What this standard covers

The explicit information given for this document is that it covers the dietician profession; therefore, the standard identifies the occupational title and its scope at a professional-standard level. In practice, this provides a common reference for terminology, role boundaries, and the general duties associated with the occupation. Clear differentiation between dieticians, nutrition specialists, food service roles, and other supporting health functions is important for both professional definition and job classification.

Professional standards of this kind are used to create a shared language in employment and to clarify occupational competence frameworks. TS 13114 serves this purpose as a reference that defines the dietician profession for general institutional and occupational use.