Dietitian
A dietitian is a healthcare professional who specializes in nutrition and its impact on health. At Tanner Clinic, our Dietitians offer a range of specialized services, from weight loss management to eating disorders, and much more. Our providers have extensively trained in the science of food and its relationship to the body, so dietitians are well-equipped to offer expert guidance on managing your diet to improve your overall well-being. Whether you’re looking to manage a chronic condition, achieve a healthier weight, or simply eat better, our dietitians can help you make informed choices that align with your health goals.
Dietitians play a crucial role in promoting healthy eating habits, but their services go far beyond meal planning. They begin by conducting a thorough assessment of your nutritional needs. They will take into account your medical history, lifestyle, and personal preferences. Our providers will then create personalized nutrition plans tailored to your specific needs. This individualized approach ensures that you’re getting the nutrients your body needs. It also considers factors like food allergies, intolerances, or dietary restrictions.
What do Dietitians help me do?
Furthermore, dietitians provide education on how to read food labels, understand portion sizes, and make healthier choices when eating out. They offer practical tips and strategies for maintaining a balanced diet, even when life gets busy. Additionally, dietitians work closely with other healthcare providers to support patients with medical conditions. These can include diabetes, heart disease, or gastrointestinal disorders. In these cases, they develop specialized dietary plans that help manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
Our dietitians offer education on topics: like weight management, sports nutrition, and healthy cooking. This will help provide valuable tools and resources to help you sustain long-term healthy eating habits.
In essence, a dietitian is your partner in health, offering the expertise and support you need to achieve and maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
Our Dietitians specialize in Eating Disorders and Nutrition Resources.
WHAT DOES AN EATING DISORDER SPECIALIST DO?
Tanner Clinic Eating Disorder Specialists work with patients who have eating/feeding disorders or disordered eating. They are qualified to write meal plans and give guidance to patients with various diseases in order to help them improve their health status. Some people without a disease or disorder may request additional guidance from a dietitian or other health professional in order to prevent or manage them. This is especially true for those who have a family history of those conditions. They are located in the Layton Antelope Building A on the third floor, west wing.
Our Eating Disorder Specialists work alongside your doctor and our behavioral health team to help you achieve your health goals. They will track your progress as a team to make sure you are achieving maximum results in order to help you improve your health status. Some of the many areas they focus on and treat include:
- Eating Disorders (including but not limited to):
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge-eating disorder
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
- Behaviors and attitudes where weight loss, dieting, and control over food are becoming primary concerns
- Extreme weight loss or gain
- Discomfort about eating around others
- Frequently checking in the mirror for perceived flaws in one’s appearance
- Extreme concern with body size, shape, and appearance
- Food rituals like not allowing foods to touch, eating only particular food groups)
- Skipping meals or eating only small portions
- Healthy eating/Healthy relationship with food
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WHAT DOES A NUTRITION RESOURCE SPECIALIST DO?
Tanner Clinic dietitians work with patients who have special dietary needs, such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, eating disorders, high blood pressure, celiac disease, etc. A dietitian is qualified to write meal plans and give guidance to patients with various diseases in order to help them improve their health status. Some people without a disease may request guidance from a dietitian in order to prevent diseases. This is especially true for those who have a family history of the diseases mentioned above.Many people also consult a dietitian for sports nutrition.
Our dietitians work alongside your doctor to help you achieve your health goals. They will track your progress as a team to make sure you are achieving maximum results in order to help you improve your health status. Some of the many areas they focus on include:
Obesity/Weight management
Undesirable weight loss
Diabetes
Gestational diabetes
PCOS
Heart disease (elevated cholesterol, hypertension)
Kidney disease
Fatty liver
Food allergies
Celiac disease
IBS and IBD (Chron’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis)
Pediatrics weight management
Pediatric failure to thrive
Sports nutrition
Hashimotos/Hypothyroidism
Healthy eating/Healthy relationship with food
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