Nutrition and Diet
What is the Nutrition and Diet Unit?
One of the keys to a healthy lifestyle is to eat properly. Balanced and regular nutrition is considered as a factor that prevents many diseases. The nutrition and diet unit is a service provided to patients and clients in hospitals and other healthcare institutions with the aim of improving their quality of life by applying a healthy and balanced nutrition plan suitable for their metabolism activities, in order to achieve a healthier body. The nutrition and diet unit provides services to clients for various diseases and conditions such as healthy weight gain-loss, proper nutrition for diabetes patients, and proper nutrition during pregnancy.
The Nutrition and Dietetics Unit is responsible for addressing which diseases?
As previously mentioned, the scope of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit is quite broad. This unit provides a wide range of services, from childhood to pregnancy, various diseases to personalized nutrition practices. The answer to the question of which diseases the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit addresses is presented in more detail below.
1. Healthy Weight Loss
Weight problems are among the health problems that many people complain about. Weight problems invite many diseases. Excess weight problems, which can be seen at almost any age, can be solved through a diet plan that a nutrition and dietetics expert will apply, and the standard of living of individuals can be improved in this way..
2. Healthy Weight Gain
In addition to excess weight problems, it is also necessary to seek the help of a nutrition and dietetics expert in cases of being excessively thin. Inability to gain weight is a risky situation for health and can cause weakening of a person's muscles, weakening of their bones, and damage to their organs. Therefore, it is important for individuals who have difficulty gaining weight to seek the nutrition and dietetics unit of healthcare institutions to balance their muscle-bone density and to normalize their blood values.
3. Nutrition Issues During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Pregnant women need to pay attention to their nutrition for the healthy development of their babies. The nutrition plan that needs to be applied during every stage of pregnancy differs depending on factors such as age, height-weight ratio, and the amount of nutrients that pregnant women need to consume. Therefore, the nutrition and dietetics unit is important for women to have a healthy pregnancy process.
During the breastfeeding period after giving birth, it is also necessary for pregnant women to follow regular and balanced nutrition rules. It is important for the mother to seek the nutrition and dietetics unit during the breastfeeding period to ensure that breast milk contains sufficient amounts of nutrients for the baby's development.
4. Nutrition Issues During Childhood
Health problems such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia can occur during childhood. Nutrition and dietetics unit plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of these diseases where incorrect and irregular nutrition plays a major role. In addition, children should stay away from harmful foods during their physical and mental development stages. In this respect, the nutrition and dietetics unit provides services in combating childhood nutrition problems and the diseases that arise from these problems.
5. Nutritional Problems of Diabetic Patients
Diabetes, also commonly known as sugar disease, is among the diseases caused by improper nutrition. Diabetes is considered a disease resulting from insufficient, irregular, and unbalanced nutrition, and it requires learning correct nutrition. The nutrition and diet unit is crucial for determining the nutritional needs of the body, improving the values of these needs in the body to a healthier level, and enhancing the patient's quality of life.
6. Nutritional Problems in Digestive System Disorders
The nutrition and diet unit plays a crucial role in the treatment and prevention of chronic or acute digestive system disorders affecting the intestines and stomach. Individuals experiencing stomach problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and indigestion, as well as those with intestinal problems such as diarrhea, colitis, and absorption disorders, must seek assistance from a nutrition and diet unit to determine which foods they should and should not consume.
7. Nutritional Problems in Digestive System Disorders
The nutrition and diet unit plays a crucial role in the treatment and prevention of chronic or acute digestive system disorders affecting the intestines and stomach. Individuals experiencing stomach problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and indigestion, as well as those with intestinal problems such as diarrhea, colitis, and absorption disorders, must seek assistance from a nutrition and diet unit to determine which foods they should and should not consume.
8. Personalized Nutrition Practices
Individuals who want to maintain a healthy and balanced diet or control their weight often seek routine check-ups from the nutrition and diet unit. In this regard, nutrition and diet experts provide information to these individuals on which foods they should consume based on their body characteristics, and a personalized nutrition program is created for them. The nutrition and diet unit also monitors whether the individual is following the program and tracks their progress during the process.
9. Sports Nutrition
Sports involve physical activities that require high performance levels. In addition to regular training, it is essential to have a healthy, regular, and high-quality diet plan for optimal performance. Nutrition and diet experts at Medicana Healthcare Group plan and monitor the nutrition of athletes by taking into account the sports discipline they are engaged in, body composition measurement results, personal characteristics, and whether they are in a growth and development phase. They determine the nutritional needs of athletes both during training periods and before and after competitions and adjust their nutrition programs accordingly.
10. Allergy - Food Intolerance and Nutrition
Food allergies affect human life from infancy onwards. Therefore, the nutrition of individuals with allergies should be taken into consideration from a very young age. Nutrition and diet experts plan for individuals to eat healthily to avoid a situation where removing certain foods from their diet due to allergies leads to an inadequate and unbalanced diet.
11. Nutrition in Eating Disorders
Eating disorders (such as anorexia, bulimia, etc.) are treated with the goal of changing the distorted eating behavior, bringing a different approach to the issue of food, and establishing a new eating routine. Dietitians at Medicana Health Group work within a multidisciplinary team in the identification, treatment, monitoring, support, and rehabilitation of eating disorders.
