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Dear Raja Pradhan, I have no idea about the number of students presently studying B.Sc. Nutrition and dietetics at Lovely Professional University but being alumni of LPU I can share a few details of this programme at LPU with you as one of my friends completed B.Sc. In Nutrition & Dietetics from LPU. This programme will help you in Constructing a strong basic foundation in concepts of nutrition and diet plan, thus crafting skillful and be a notion ready nutritional experts for addressing the health challenges. If you have an inborn interest in cooking and exploring various cuisines from different countries, nutrition and dietetics is one subject that will help you explore how to design controlled diets. Based on the body mass index, you can design your own food charts that would summarize the number of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins which must be consumed every day. LPU gives you all the opportunities to excel in your course and be a perfectionist. In addition to core curricula, the course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. Visits to Aanganwadis and NGOs creating awareness about nutrition among the masses are an important part of the curriculum. Regular interactive sessions with academicians and chief dietitians to update knowledge on the latest technologies are part of this course at LPU. Students are exposed to Community to know about extension education and community nutrition. Students are also engaged in hospital internships as dietitians to learn about the patient's counseling techniques and report analysis. For a career, initially, you might face low paying job. But once you have picked up and gained experience, there is a lot of scopes and you may earn quite well and travel abroad as hospitals, nursing homes, career, hotels, cruise lines, and government health departments recruit nutrition and dietetics professionals at very good pay scale. The curriculum at LPU offers a prime focus on fundamental and applied aspects of the preparation and management of nutrition and diet plans for various age groups. Emphasis is given on case studies and inter-personal-based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios. I hope this helps
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