Dietetics is the science of what people eat and drink, and how that food and drink help or hurt the body.

Dietetics is膳食學是 what people eat and drink人們吃什麼、喝什麼 and how that food and drink help or hurt the body以及這些飲食如何幫助或傷害身體 the science of的科學。

It sits next to nutrition, but it is the practical side: how to plan meals, how to feed someone who is ill, how to use food as part of care. People study dietetics so they can work in hospitals, schools, and clinics.

It sits next to nutrition它與營養學相鄰, but it is the practical side但它是實務的一面: how to plan meals怎麼規劃餐點, how to feed someone who is ill怎麼餵食生病的人, how to use food as part of care怎麼把食物用作照護的一部分。People study dietetics人們研讀膳食學 so they can work in hospitals, schools, and clinics是為了能在醫院、學校和診所工作。

It is a formal, university word. You will see it on a course page far more often than you will hear it at dinner.

It is這是 a formal, university word正式的大學用語。You will see it on a course page你在課程頁面上看到它的次數 than比 you will hear it at dinner在餐桌上聽到它的次數 far more多很多。

The ending -ics is the same kind of ending as in mathematics or physics: it names the field. Though actually, everyday English often just says nutrition, even when the course is doing this practical work.

The ending -ics-ics這個字尾 in mathematics or physics跟 mathematics數學、physics物理裡的字尾 is the same kind of ending as是同一種, it names the field用來為這個領域命名。Though actually不過, everyday English日常英文 often just says通常只說 nutrition營養學, even when即使 the course is doing this practical work這門課做的是這種實務工作。

Dietetics is not “how to get thin.” Weight can be one small part of it; a baby, a cancer patient, and a footballer all fall inside the same science.

Dietetics膳食學 is not不是 “how to get thin.”「怎麼變瘦」。Weight體重 can be one small part of it可能只是其中一小部分；a baby嬰兒, a cancer patient癌症病人, and和 a footballer足球員 all全都 fall inside屬於 the same science同一門科學的範圍。