NUTRITION COUNSELING Lec 9 NCP

nutrition counseling

Providing expert advice to help a person with current or potential nutrition problems

A process in which a health professional, usually an RND works with an individual to assess his or her usual dietary intake and identify areas where change is needed.

an ongoing process that can take months or years.

GENERAL PROCEDURES

Assessing Dietary Habits

Assessing Body Weight

Identifying Changes Needed

Identifying Barriers to Change

Setting Goals

Finding Support from Family and Friends

Maintaining Changes

LEARN

listen explain acknowledge recommend negotiate

Purpose of Diet Instructions

to interpret the patient dietary management prescribed to effect a change in food habits.

Tools needed for dietary instruction

24 hour dietary recall profile

Food Record Profile

Food Frequency Questionnaire Screeners Profile

SGA form

Nutrition risk level form Nutrition Screening

DIETARY PRESCRIPTION

one way for physicians and other health care providers to outline a healthy, balanced eating plan for patients.

preliminary data

Patient's Height and weight and age Disease Condition

Doctor's name Dietary Prescription

Socio-economic status

Diet history food idiosyncrasies of Patient

Food idiosyncrasies

a nourishing substance that is eaten or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life and provide right nutrients in the body

Nutrition Care Plan

It's a detailed plan of interventions/actions to support a person to achieve their nutrition goals

challenging aspects of nutritional counseling

Long-term adherence

Positive results leading to the client’s recovery or maintenance of good nutritional status

Provide accurate information

Keep client information confidential

Respect clients autonomy

Keep clients interests in mind

Do not harm

Be fair

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR COUNSELING

Increased healthy food consumption

Improved health-related knowledge

Improved dietary habits

Improved nutrition

Improved health outcomes

Reduced emissions

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Adequacy

Balance:

Calorie control

Nutrient density:

Moderation

Variety

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO PLAN A DIET

Format

Organization

Information necessary

PREPARINGDIET INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Diet pattern

Sample meals

Foods to avoid

Accuracy of plans

Information necessary