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Nutrition and Diet is a branch aimed at planning, managing appropriate dietary programs based on an individual's health status, age, metabolism, and lifestyle, as well as providing nutritional counseling. This branch is not limited to weight control; it encompasses the professional arrangement of dietary habits to prevent the onset of diseases, improve existing health issues, and enhance quality of life.
Nutrition and Diet specialists make their assessments considering medical history, laboratory findings, body composition analysis, dietary habits, and the individual's daily life needs. Personalized and sustainable dietary programs can be prepared.
Scope of the Nutrition and Diet Branch
Nutrition and Diet provides services in a wide area with the aim of protecting, improving health, and supporting disease processes. The primary fields of study in this branch include:
- Nutrition planning for healthy individuals: Creating dietary arrangements suitable for age, gender, and daily energy needs.
- Nutritional management in chronic diseases: Nutritional arrangements that support medical treatment in cases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, thyroid diseases, and gastrointestinal disorders.
- Nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding: Ensuring a balance of energy, vitamins, and minerals suitable for the needs of both the mother and the baby.
- Child and adolescent nutrition: Instilling healthy eating habits during growth and development, managing nutritional problems.
- Sports nutrition:Preparation of programs aimed at enhancing performance and supporting healthy muscle and bone development.
- Food allergies and intolerances: Development of controlled dietary plans in cases such as food sensitivity, allergies, celiac disease, and lactose intolerance.
- Nutrition before and after medical treatment: Preparing the body before surgical procedures and supporting the recovery process post-procedure.
Purpose of the Nutrition and Diet Branch
The primary goals of this branch are:
- To protect and improve health
- To improve the course of diseases and reduce the risk of complications
- To instill sustainable and personalized nutritional habits
- To enhance quality of life
- To support medical treatments through nutrition
In the Nutrition and Diet branch, a multidisciplinary approach is adopted in collaboration with other fields such as internal medicine, endocrinology, cardiology, gastroenterology, gynecology, and pediatrics.
Nutrition and Diet Approach
The Nutrition and Diet branch offers ethical, appropriate, and sustainable dietary solutions by evaluating all health needs of the individual.
Assessments are made considering medical history, laboratory results, lifestyle, dietary habits, and personal goals. This allows for the preparation of personalized, safe, and applicable nutrition plans.
