Clinical nutrition is the nutritional management for patients (inpatients and outpatients) in a healthcare setting. It comprises of the scientific fields of nutrition (branch concerning nutrients in food with relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and diseases of organisms) and diet (specific intake of nutrition for health or wealth-management reasons). A healthy diet aims to keep an energy balance and essential nutrients in patients. An unhealthy diet can cause deficiency-related illnesses (blindness, anaemia, scurvy, preterm birth), nutrient excess conditions (obesity, metallic syndrome) and common systemic diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, osteoporosis). Malnutrition is a contributor to deaths and disabilities across the world.
Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai Clinical Nutrition Department offers comprehensive care for patients from nutritional screening, assessment to intervention and counselling. The department works in tandem with the clinicians and nurses to review medical charts, assess patient’s medical history and eating habits to develop and modify personalised diet plans to meet nutritional requirements. Centre also provides specialised services in areas of diet for tube (enteral nutrition) and intravenous (parenteral nutrition) feedings. Our centre collaborates closely across multiple speciality departments such as cardiac, diabetology & endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynaecology & obstetrics, nephrology, oncology and organ transplant to ensure nutritional care across a variety of health conditions for patients and their families, throughout their treatment.
Clinical nutritionists’ services are available for conditions such as:
