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Since the launch of IGTS in 2015, the main objective has been to support training and qualification in the health sector in its various categories. The group has thus sought to provide scientific and practical expertise from the largest medical experts in the Arab world, who we were honored to be part of the IGTS family. As a result of the success achieved by the group, we have focused on expanding in areas no less important than the health sector. Among these are business management - education and guidance - mental health - human resources - and others, more that are commensurate with the needs of human cadres and with the quality of learning that is a major start for every aspiration to receive science and self-development. The most important element of the IGTS strategy was the contracting of a group of experts, all of the members of teaching bodies in the largest Arab universities in all specialties, who believed in the science they provided and sought to research and develop it, in order to transfer the greatest amount of it to the student and make it most useful, through a flexible distance-learning method and in direct contact with the lecturer.

What are the Benefits of Therapeutic Nutrition Consultations?

The Benefits of Therapeutic Nutrition Consultations

Why do we constantly need therapeutic nutrition consultations? There is ample evidence indicating that nutrition that ensures all essential nutrients are provided affects health radically, and this is what we will present in this article.

Nutrition and Public Health

In the early twentieth century, the results of applying nutrition research showed the importance of providing essential nutrients in maintaining the health status of all community groups and protecting them from malnutrition diseases. Also, in 1932, an anthropologist found the results of a study conducted on first-year students at Harvard University, USA, which showed that these students were taller and heavier than their parents who applied to the same university in 1900. It became clear that the reason for these differences between the two generations is due to several factors:

Improved nutrition during infancy and childhood and the availability of all essential nutrients.
Control of acute and chronic diseases and healthcare.
Monitoring the nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

In another study, researchers found that Japanese women born in California, USA, were also taller and heavier than their parents. Scientists attributed these differences between the three groups to the quantity and quality of nutrients provided to them during their infancy.

The Importance of Therapeutic Nutrition Consultations

The modifications suggested by a nutritionist in the diet and nutrients consumed are among the most important factors for the prevention and treatment of many diseases. However, until now, there are still unresolved nutritional problems such as morbid obesity and arteriosclerosis. Therefore, therapeutic nutrition is very important for controlling these diseases and many others such as diabetes, metabolic disorders (metabolic syndrome), endocrine disorders, digestive system diseases, and kidney diseases. One of the main responsibilities of a nutrition consultant is to modify eating habits and nutrients consumed and provide nutrition consultations for the purpose of maintaining health.

How to Conduct a Successful Meeting with a Therapeutic Nutrition Consultant?

Meeting a nutrition consultant to receive required nutrition consultations is one of the most important ways to improve the nutritional status of patients and individuals. One of the best and most successful ways to conduct this interview is for the nutrition consultant to ask open-ended questions instead of closed ones to obtain the largest amount of information and understand the nature of the patient's nutritional behaviors, as follows:

Instead of asking a question like "Do you eat a lot?" or "Do you consume diverse nutrients?", the patient can be given more space to talk using open questions like "What do you eat daily?" or "What did you eat yesterday?". Through the patient's answers, sub-questions can be formed such as "When and where do you have your last meal?" instead of "Do you eat late in front of the TV?", so the patient can explain more details about their diet and the nutrients they consume.

How to Overcome Patient Anxiety During a Nutritionist Visit

Often, we find that some patients feel anxious and tense during a meeting with a nutritionist, which negatively affects the patient's ability to provide information and details about their diet and the nutrients they consume. Therefore, the nutritionist or consultant must be aware of methods to calm the patient; for example:

Frequent use of encouraging phrases to urge the patient to elaborate on their diet details and the types of nutrients they eat.
Paying close attention to everything the patient mentions and recording it; a phrase like "I never eat eggs" may indicate many minute details that need to be elaborated upon.

The Difference Between a Meeting and a Consultation

An interview in the field of nutrition is the process by which the consultant can obtain information from the patient or non-patient, while a consultation is the process of providing information to the patient. Sometimes both processes occur simultaneously, but it is better to collect full information about the patient first, so that the information delivery by the consultant is accurately prepared according to the total needs of the patient.

Private Locations for Meeting a Consultant or Nutritionist

Finally, therapeutic nutrition is concerned with clarifying the importance of consultations and meetings between the patient and the nutritionist to understand the patient's nutritional needs. One of the priorities of nutrition is patient care in terms of attention to correct therapeutic nutrition suitable for the patient's condition for a quick recovery. The specialist here must provide all possible means to serve the patient and provide a safe atmosphere that reassures them and helps them recount all their nutritional details without stress.

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See also: What is Therapeutic Nutrition?

Created at: 2020-09-23 20:15:32
Updated at: 2026-04-27 07:01:29

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