Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

PMC Hospital has well equipped and functional Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Department to provide Different Types of services to the community for Assessment, Therapeutic diet and Advice. The main purpose of the Nutrition is to provide disease specific and nutritionally well balanced diet to the patient which shall improve their nutritional status resulting in wellness.

In Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Services such as Pediatrics, Adults and Geriatric Counsel patients regarding diet in all Medical and Surgical Specialties like Neurology, Cancer, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Pediatric, Nephrology, Bariatric, Weight management diet, Diabetes management diet, Renal diet, Ryle’s tube feeding, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Post-surgical Diets, Pediatric Nutrition diet, Therapeutic diet for all diseases etc.

The patient’s 24-hour diet recall is taken and diet modified as per the patient’s dietary habits and disease specific requirements. The diet prescribed is written and handed over to the patient/ relative. The patient and the patient’s relative are educated about the specific diet prescribed so as to achieve the set realistic goals which will enable a state of wellness. Follow up sessions are also planned wherein the diet may be modified further and any queries answered.