What Do Nutrition and Dietetics Mean?
For continuation of a healthy life, we inevitably require adequate, appropriate and balanced nutrition. In addition to protecting us from diseases, an adequate and balanced nutrition also plays a vital role in prevention of chronic diseases. Thus, all nutrition programs are PERSONALIZED and arranged in this way by the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics for preventive nutrition and medical nutritional treatment of some chronic diseases.
In Which Fields Does the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Offer Service?
The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics provides service in a wide range of areas from medical nutritional treatment to healthy nutrition and from childhood to adulthood in chronic diseases. Our dietitians from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at our hospital keep a close eye on the most accurate and scientific developments and raise the awareness of our patients accordingly.
At the Department of Nutrition of Dietetics at Our Hospital:
- Personalized nutritional programs are specially prepared and nutrition trainings are provided for all disease groups such as the following:
- Nutritional Treatment in Bariatric Surgery
- Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1, Type 2, Gestational Diabetes, Carbohydrate Count)
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Hypertension
- Nutrition in Oncology
- Sports Nutrition
- Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
- Nutrition During Childhood and Adolescence
- Gastrointestinal System Diseases
- Nutrition in Hepatic and Renal Diseases
Analyzing nutritional habits and patterns in patients applying to our outpatient clinic, body analysis machines provide information about body fat index, muscle mass and body water percentage. Considering patient’s age, gender, state of physical activity, nutritional habits, body analyses and bloodwork results, a personalized nutritional program is prepared and the patient is followed in close intervals with regular checkups.
Nutritional programs of our patients personalized for the diseases are planned by a dietitian at our hospital. And our patients and their relatives are informed about the nutritional program planned to be complied with. Nutrition trainings are provided with the patients during hospitalization period as well as personalized nutritional programs are prepared for nutrition at home in some cases.