Medical Nutritional Therapy

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is an essential component of comprehensive health care.  Individuals with a variety of conditions and illnesses can improve their health and quality of life by receiving medical nutrition therapy. During an MNT intervention, Dietitians counsel clients on behavioral and lifestyle changes required to impact long-term eating habits and health.

Medical Nutrition Therapy includes:

1. Performing a comprehensive Nutritional Assessment 
2. Planning and implementing a nutrition intervention using evidence-based nutrition guidelines
3. Monitoring and evaluating an individual’s progress over subsequent visits with the Dietitian.

Registered Dietitians provide Medical Nutrition Therapy and a variety of nutrition services for a variety of diseases and conditions including 

• Cardiovascular Diseases: hypertension, dyslipidemia, congested heart failure
• Diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, Gestational
• Disease Prevention
• GI disorders: celiac disease, cirrhosis, Crohn’s Disease
• Weight Management: overweight/obesity, bariatric surgery, eating disorder
• Nutritional Support: oral, enteral, parenteral
• Oncology
• Renal Disease: insufficiency, chronic renal failure, transplantation
• Pediatrics: infant/child feeding
• Women’s Health: pregnancy, osteoporosis, anemia