Nutrition Services
Why see a Registered Dietitian (RD)?
Individuals with the RD credential have fulfilled specific requirements, including having earned at least a bachelor’s degree, completed a supervised practice program and passed a registration examination—in addition to maintaining continuing education requirements for recertification.
There are also nutritionists who give nutrition advice, but not all nutritionists are Registered Dietitians. The definition of a “nutritionist” varies, especially from state to state and in some states, almost anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist” regardless of their education and training.
Clinic Outpatient Care
Licensed, registered dietitians can provide our patients with Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) with a variety of topics including:
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Cardiovascular Diseases: hypertension, dyslipidemia, congestive heart failure
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Diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, Gestational
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Disease Prevention: general wellness
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GI Disorders: celiac disease, cirrhosis, Crohn’s disease
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Immunocompromised: food allergy, HIV/AIDS
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Nutritional Support: oral, enteral, parenteral
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Oncology
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Pulmonary Disease: COPD
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Renal Disease: insufficiency, chronic failure, transplantation
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Weight Management: overweight/obesity, bariatric surgery, eating disorders
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Women’s Health: pregnancy, osteoporosis, anemia
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Allergies
Talk with your doctor about medical nutrition therapy and ask for a referral for insurance purposes. Reimbursement by insurance for Medical Nutrition Therapy varies. Please call your individual insurance company to find out more about reimbursement.
Intensive Behavior Therapy for Obesity
A licensed, registered dietitian will work with you individually to achieve weight loss through behavior modification and lifestyle change. The program length is 6-12 months. The cost of this program is covered by Medicare and some insurance companies.
Eligibility:
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Must have a BMI of 30 or greater (for Medicare coverage)