Field of studies Clinical Dietetics (studies in Polish) - DSW Ideis University (Uniwersytet DSW Ideis Wrocław), IDEIS Wrocław (Wrocław) - Digital Dietetics - Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Poland

1. A family member finds out they have diabetes and need to change the way they eat. How do you react?

I want to understand how diet affects blood sugar and help them plan new meals. I support them, but leave the details to the doctor. I don’t get involved in things like that.

2. How do you get on with biology and chemistry when it comes to what happens to food in the body?

Well – I’m interested in what goes on inside the body and how different substances work. I’m average – I learn what I need to. They’re my weakest subjects.

3. You come across a diet online that supposedly ‘cures everything’. What do you do?

I’m sceptical and check what research and doctors actually say. I wonder whether there might be something in it. I share it with friends because it sounds convincing.

4. Imagine a hospital placement where you plan meals for a patient recovering from surgery. How do you feel?

It’s an exciting challenge – I want to know what the body needs during recovery. I’d manage if someone guided me closely. A hospital isn’t the place for me.

5. How do you feel about calculations, such as working out calories or portion sizes?

No problem – I like being precise. I do them when I have to, but they soon bore me. I don’t like numbers.

6. In a class taught in English, your international group prepares a presentation on how people eat in your home countries and how that affects their health. How do you get on?

Brilliantly – I enjoy reading sources, discussing and presenting in English, and I’m curious about different cuisines. I understand what others say, but I don’t say much myself. I feel unsure and would rather keep quiet.

7. A friend asks how to lose weight but also has stomach problems. What do you say?

I tell them their diet needs to take their symptoms into account and suggest they see a dietitian or doctor. I recommend a popular diet that worked for someone else. I tell them to just eat less.

8. How do you talk to someone who doesn’t want to change their habits?

I listen patiently, look for small steps they can take and recognise their progress. I explain what they should do and hope they listen. I let it go – everyone makes their own choices.

9. You have a school project on health. Which topic do you choose?

How diet affects the course of illnesses such as high blood pressure or anaemia. Healthy living in general. Something that has nothing to do with food.

10. What motivates you most to study Clinical Dietetics?

I want to help people who are ill through the right diet – in a hospital, a clinic or my own practice. An interest in nutrition and health. I’m not sure it’s for me

Clinical Dietetics
(field of studies: Dietetics and Health Promotion)

Dietetyka kliniczna

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