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What is a nutrition consultation?

A nutritional consultation is designed to give you the tools and information you need to prevent and control disease through optimal nutrition.

The consultation is performed with a registered dietitian. The dietician will provide reliable, scientific — yet easy to understand — information that will:

• Help you understand the reasons you eat.
• Provide you with individualized guidelines to improve your health.
• Help you develop a workable, livable plan to reach your goals.
• Help you in planning meals for your busy life.
• Help you maintain healthy eating habits to prevent complications from disease.

Who is a Candidate?

Medical nutrition therapy has proven beneficial in preventing or treating these medical conditions:

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure and heart disease
• Kidney diseases
• Obesity, weight loss or weight management
• High cholesterol
• Eating disorders
• Many kinds of cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Digestive disorders such as gluten intolerance
• General healthy eating
• Safe food handling

Medicare Coverage

Medicare covers three hours for individuals with the following diagnoses: chronic renal insufficiency; end-stage renal disease when dialysis is not received; medical conditions of a beneficiary for 36 months after a kidney transplant; diabetes—type 1, type 2 and gestational.

Contact

Let Valley County Health System help you achieve your nutritional goals. Call 308.728.4341.