A Clinical Nutrition Specialist, who has a Sp.GK degree, helps provide solutions for patients who want to get healthy and balanced nutritional information for their body's needs. This includes diet programs or food intake needed according to the patient's condition.
Medical Conditions Treated by Clinical Nutrition Specialists
- Weight loss program consultation
- Weight gain program consultation
- Diet consultation for patients with chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, stroke, hypertension, kidney failure, dyslipidemia, malignancy, PCOS, gastrointestinal disorders, etc.).
- Child Nutrition Consultation
- Nutritional Consultation for Pregnancy Program and Pregnant Women
- Nutritional Consultation for Breastfeeding Mothers
- Nutritional Consultation for the Elderly
- Pre and post-operative nutritional consultation
- Dietary consultation from nutrigenomic results
- Nutritional consultation after long-term hospitalization in intensive care
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition administration in hospitalized patients and patients in intensive care units
Actions of Clinical Nutrition Specialist Doctors
Types of actions by a Nutrition Specialist Doctor include:
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Body composition analysis
Measuring the proportion of body tissues, such as fat (fat mass and visceral fat), muscle mass, bone, water and minerals. This helps in assessing overall health, especially in weight management so that the provision of nutritional medical therapy can be more appropriate.
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Administration of Medication
The administration of these drugs is given according to the needs of the patient's problem. such as appetite suppressants, inhibiting fat absorption and drugs to inhibit carbohydrate absorption.
- Meal Plan Provision
This meal plan is given according to the patient's needs and is made according to the patient's condition during check-ups and body condition checks.
- Nutrigenomic Reading
If you feel that your body is not in good condition, starting from your weight, nutritional condition, and have a medical history that requires you to continue living a healthy lifestyle and intake, you can immediately consult a clinical nutritionist at EMC Hospital.
Article written by dr. Noviyanti, Sp.GK (Clinical Nutrition Specialist Doctor, EMC Cikarang Hospital).