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Nutrition
It’s never too late to start improving what and how you eat.
Expert Help with Dieting
It’s never too late to start improving what and how you eat. Whether you are at risk for a chronic disease or simply motivated to learn how to eat for a healthy life, improving your dietary habits can make a difference in the way you feel. Good nutrition is a vital part of your health and well being. Healthy foods play an important role in disease prevention, weight control and disease management.
ChristianaCare’s Nutrition Services is a team of highly trained, highly experienced registered dietitians who provide direct nutrition counseling and support to patients, and also work with physicians and nurses throughout ChristianaCare in a variety of multidisciplinary teams, including Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Weight Management.
Listen to our new Weight Podcast Series!
Counselling for Your Health
During an individual nutrition-counseling assessment, you will meet one-to-one with a registered dietitian. After reviewing your medical and nutritional history, our registered dietitian will create a personalized nutrition care plan for you. The dietitian will work with you to establish goals that will assist with your individual nutritional needs.
Appointments with a registered dietitian are available in Newark, Wilmington, and Middletown. To schedule an appointment call 302-623-3053.
Nutrition Outreach Programs
ChristianaCare Nutrition Services is available for presentations to your organization or business. Please submit your information via our Speaker Request Form and a member of our team will be in touch with you.
Nutrition Services also works in New Castle County schools to prevent obesity and promote awareness of the benefits of good nutrition. This includes working through the High School Wellness Centers.
Sports Nutrition Services
Peak performance is every athlete’s goal, and performance can be dramatically affected by food consumption. ChristianaCare’s Sports Nutrition Services provides athletes and active individuals with personal nutrition guidance to enhance mental and physical performance. How can we help you to boost your performance?
Nutrition Assessment and Counseling
Our registered dietitians can provide you with a personal nutrition training plan, ensuring adequate intake to enhance training, maximize performance and assist in the prevention of chronic disease. This plan will be designed to focus on nutrition topics most pertinent to your needs, including sport-specific diet plans and supplements tailored to various phases of the training cycle.
A computer analysis of your diet will help the nutritionist to evaluate:
Useful Links
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Caring for Your Heart and Vascular Health Nutrition (PDF) -
American Cancer Society: Eat Right Challenge -
American Dietetic Association -
American Heart Association: Diet & Nutrition -
Nutrition.gov
For the Love of Health Podcast
Food can play a critical role in someone's health, especially in managing a chronic illness. Learn more about how the Food is Medicine concept is changing the way we are improving nutrition insecurity in the community, on the ChristianaCare podcast, For the Love of Health.
Contact Us
Appointments with a registered dietitian are available in Newark, Wilmington, and Middletown.
To schedule an appointment call 302-623-3053.
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