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Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Services
  
Nutrition Counseling for Better Health
 
Carroll Hospital Center's Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Service team of registered dietitians (R.D.) offers easy-to-follow, practical food and nutrition information that promotes and teaches individuals how to make healthy dietary choices and improve overall well-being.
 
How to Obtain Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Services
 
1. Ask your physician to write a referral form for our services. 
 
2. Fax your referral form to our scheduling department at 410-840-4016.
 
3. Once we have received your referral, we will contact you to set up an appointment.
    You may also call our scheduling department at 410-871-7678


Our goal is to help individuals:
  • Understand how diet affects medical conditions and illnesses
  • Select foods based on nutritional science and guidelines 
  • Plan delicious meals that are nutritious, economical and well-balanced
  • Read food labels properly
  • Sort through nutrition misinformation
  • Develop healthy nutrition practices into their daily lives
  • Incorporate exercise into daily activities to improve or maintain fitness
Who We Serve
 
We serve individuals of all ages and with many different nutritional issues. Nutritional counseling addresses a variety of illnesses, conditions and concerns, including:
 
  • Adolescents with food and nutrition issues
  • Cancer
  • Digestive and gastrointestinal conditions 
  • Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
  • Eating disorders
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol 
  • Hypoglycemia/low blood sugar
     
  • Pediatric Nutrition
    (pre-term infants, infants and children)
      -Appropriate nutrition for age
      -Breastfed infants
      -Coordination with the Carroll County
        Infants and Toddlers Feeding Team
      -
    Failure to thrive
      -Food allergies
      -Tube feeding management
      -Weight management  
     
  • Pregnancy
  • Preventive nutrition strategies
  • Sodium restrictions/low-salt diets
  • Sports nutrition
  • Vegetarianism

 

 




      Outpatient Nutrition Counseling Services
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