Cardiovascular Disease
This includes conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol/triglycerides, heart disease/heart failure, Diabetes, Stroke.
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MNT provided by a RD can help reduce client’s intake of total dietary fat and saturated fat and produce improvements in total plasma cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
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MNT provided by a RD is proven to lower blood pressure in adults with hypertension. Studies show that this reduction can be maintained with MNT over a longer period.
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Group Nutrition Education
Island Nutrition offers tailored Medical Nutrition education in small group sizes (minimum of 3 participants attending) in addition to a variety of general nutrition sessions, such as lunch and learns and/or community talks.
Tailored group education programmes are available for individual families, friend groups, support groups, and workplace groups.
Education sessions may be provided in the Island Nutrition offices (centrally located, near City Hall parking lot), workplaces, and other locations convenient to our clients.
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Medical Nutrition Education
Medical Nutrition education is individualised or group dietary instruction for a nutrition-related problem that incorporates specialised dietary education and is provided by a Registered Dietitian. This level of specialised education can only be provided by a Registered Dietitian as it is above basic nutrition counseling and includes an individualised dietary assessment.
Our Medical Nutrition group education programmes are tailored to meet the needs of individual participants, for example the management of health conditions and/or dietary challenges such as:
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weight management (overweight/obesity)
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diabetes/pre-diabetes
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hypertension (high blood pressure)
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high cholesterol
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fatty liver
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PCOS
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gestational diabetes
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pregnancy and post-partum
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management of chronic diseases or health conditions
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secondary prevention of health conditions (e.g. breast cancer)
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other medical issues which may be effected by, or have an impact upon, an individual’s diet and nutrition
Medical Nutrition education sessions (individual and group) provided by our Island Nutrition Dietitians are fully covered by all local insurance providers, including HIP, Futurecare, GEHI, Argus, BF&M, and CG.
An individual initial assessment is required for new clients to ensure that Medical Nutrition group education is appropriate and can be effectively tailored for individual participants.
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General nutrition sessions
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General nutrition education sessions, such as lunch and learns and/or community talks, are also available.
General nutrition sessions are not typically covered by individual local health insurance policies.
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Please email reception@islandnutrition.bm for more information
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