Nutrition Education

South Shore Hospital offers individual medical nutrition counseling for a variety of diagnoses, including diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, GI disorders, obesity (pediatric and adult), sports nutrition, and eating disorders. A physician referral is required to participate in the program. Please call 781-624-8809 for more information.

What are the benefits of nutrition education?

Specialized medical nutrition therapy can help control/prevent the following conditions:

• Diabetes
  • Gestational
  • Type 1
  • Type 2
• Obesity
• High cholesterol
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Malnutrition
• Food allergies
• Cancer
• Liver or kidney disease
• Heart disease

What can a registered dietitian do for you?

Registered dietitians (RD), with expertise in nutrition therapy, may help you develop and achieve the following goals:

• Manage a condition through nutrition
• Prevent certain diseases or conditions
• Improve health and fitness goals
• Make lifelong behavior changes

Individual counseling

Registered Dietitians also provide counseling on:

• Pregnancy and healthy eating
• Weight reduction
• Childhood obesity
• Sports nutrition
• Infant and children’s nutrition
• Cancer nutrition therapy

Wellness and fitness

Topics that may be discussed during your individualized visit include:

• Personalized meal planning
• Tips for dining out
• Sample menus
• Label reading
• Supermarket shopping
• Recipe revision
• Potential food-drug interactions
• Helpful websites for further references
• Exercise

Diabetes

Classes

For further information regarding diabetes education classes, please contact the Diabetes Center at 781-624-4166.

Support Group

South Shore Hospital offers a monthly Diabetes Support Group, a great opportunity to share your concerns with others living with diabetes. The support group meets the first Wednesday of each month. Please call the Diabetes Center at 781-624-4166 for more information.

Exercise programs

The Outpatient Rehabilitation Center at South Shore Hospital has numerous Community Exercise Programs that are developed and supervised by exercise physiologists. Call 781-624-4367 for more information regarding specific classes and fees.

Charges and insurance

There is a fee for each visit with the registered dietitian. Most insurance companies do cover our services, but please contact your insurance company to determine if outpatient nutrition therapy is covered.

To schedule an appointment:

Please call Centralized Scheduling at 781-624-4090. Plan on spending a full hour, one-on-one with the dietitian.

Ask your physician to fax a nutrition referral to 781-624-4008.

For further information, please call 781-624-8809.