Nutrition Counseling Services for the Oncology Patient , Linda Moore, RD, LD, 256-329-7139
The oncology dietitian at UAB: The Cancer Center at RM provides expert nutrition counseling services to patients and their caregivers as an integral part of cancer care. Their goal is to improve overall nutrition, promote healthy eating habits and enhance overall well-being and quality of life.
The dietitian works with individual patients and their families to evaluate the food choices they eat and help develop personalized food plan. They also encourage patients to take an active role in their care and to make healthy eating choices, which may include some dietary modifications.
Your dietitian is a member of your overall care team and will consult regularly with your oncologist. This team approach enables you to get the appropriate personalized nutritional plan that will best support your treatments.
Nutrition Counseling Services
Benefits of Nutrition Counseling
Good eating habits and management of side effects are ways to take better control of your life and your well-being. Being well-nourished has been linked to a better chance of recovery.
Nutrition guidelines for cancer patients can be very different from the usual suggestions for healthful eating. Nutrition recommendations for cancer patients are designed to help the patient cope with the effects of the cancer and its treatment.
Maintaining optimal nutrition can provide several benefits for people living with cancer, including:
The oncology dietitian at UAB: The Cancer Center at RM provides expert nutrition counseling services to patients and their caregivers as an integral part of cancer care. Their goal is to improve overall nutrition, promote healthy eating habits and enhance overall well-being and quality of life.
The dietitian works with individual patients and their families to evaluate the food choices they eat and help develop personalized food plan. They also encourage patients to take an active role in their care and to make healthy eating choices, which may include some dietary modifications.
Your dietitian is a member of your overall care team and will consult regularly with your oncologist. This team approach enables you to get the appropriate personalized nutritional plan that will best support your treatments.
Nutrition Counseling Services
- Screen and assess for nutrition risk
- Determine nutrition goals
- Provide practical suggestions to help meet nutritional needs
- Instruct on how to minimize and cope with treatment side effects that might lead to weight loss, dehydration, and an overall decrease in energy
- Design individualized dietary guidelines
- Offer strategies for family or caretakers to help patients maximize nutrition intake and quality of life
- Provide information regarding nutritional and dietary supplements
- Provide follow up care (as needed) through your treatment
Benefits of Nutrition Counseling
Good eating habits and management of side effects are ways to take better control of your life and your well-being. Being well-nourished has been linked to a better chance of recovery.
Nutrition guidelines for cancer patients can be very different from the usual suggestions for healthful eating. Nutrition recommendations for cancer patients are designed to help the patient cope with the effects of the cancer and its treatment.
Maintaining optimal nutrition can provide several benefits for people living with cancer, including:
- Reduce nutrition-related side effects and complications
- Prevent or correct malnutrition
- Prevent wasting of lean body mass
- Help the patient better tolerate treatment
- Maintain or improve strength and energy
- Improve the ability to fight infection
- Improve recovery and healing after treatment
- Maintain or improve quality of life
