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Nutrition Counselling & Advice Services

Nutrition services
• Targeted nutrition research depending on clients requirements
• Interpretation of nutrition data used for product nutritional labeling
• Development of nutrition promotional materials for educational purposes
• Provision of testing services for nutrition screening and assessments
• Presentations and counselling on good eating habits for good nutrition and healthy bodies at corporate wellness functions.

Nutrition screening and assessment services entail a structured way of evaluating an individual's food and nutrient intake, lifestyle, and medical history. The purpose of conducting assessments and screening is to facilitate early detection of individuals at risk of specific diet related health conditions and refer for more individuals for definitive testing in order to give developing condition a label. The assessment leads to a plan of care, or intervention, designed to help the individual either maintain the assessed status or attain a healthier status.

Once the data on an individual is collected and organized, the individual is engaged in an interactive process of nutrition counselling in order to assist them prioritise actions and improve nutritional status. The counselling may cover the following objectives:

• Establishment of a framework for an individual nutrition care plan which specifies nutrition goals and interventions, feasible changes in behaviour and practices to meet goals
• Fat loss and building lean muscle
• Achievement of optimal nutrition, fitness and health
• Management of health conditions, allergies and food intolerances
• Planning balanced meals and snacks
• Control of appetite and food cravings

Services  Details  Cost (BWP)  
 

Research

 

To create and examine innovative and evidence-based interventions for nutrition and health linked problems.  Areas covered include;

  • Nutrition and diseases, eg non-communicable diseases and HIV
  • Food composition data
  • Dietary patterns and health
 

Depends on type and scope of work

 

Nutritional Screening and assessment

 		 

Measures commonly conducted include:

  • Body mass index
  • Waist circumference
  • Blood glucose
  • Cholesterol
  • Haemoglobin
  • Body composition analysis
 

P500.00 per person

 
 

Health education talks

 		 

Presentations are usually geared towards raising awareness and better understanding of risk factors and markers that must be addressed in order to motivate individuals to make lifestyle changes in the prevention of diet related conditions.

 

P1250.00 per talk

 

Consultancies

 

Engage in nutrition related research projects for clients to meet specific requirements of clients.

 

Cost vary depending on scope of project