The body of Fellows of the institute is a distinguished, revered and respected segment of the institute whose duty and role are, inter alia, advisory in nature. The body has her own officers for her effective coordination. The incumbent National President of the Institute serves as the secretary to the Body of Fellows. At the moment, there are Twenty-one (21) members of the Body of Fellows of the Institute and the Body is headed by Professor Tola Atinmo.
During her meeting of 11th December, 2020 held at The National Hospital Abuja, the following was agreed upon by the Body of Fellows of the Institute as her major functions:
To carry out advocacy for the Institute and for the projection of the Dietetic profession.
To mentor younger ones and provide them direction in the practice of Dietetics profession
To adjudicate over issues and settles scores within the council and the Institute.
To assist in raising funds for the Institute
To interact closely with the Executive Council and know the situation of things that are on ground
To come up with ideas on how to project the Institute and the profession of dietetics
To be involved in the disciplinary action of members
To formulate and review policies of the Institute
To consider annual reports of Council, etc.
Body of Fellows of the Institute
The current Fellows of the Institute for Dietetics in Nigeria are as follows: