Nutrition

The Department of Nutrition is primarily responsible for medical services such as nutritional assessment, dietary guidance, nutritional therapy, and nutrition education for outpatients and inpatients, while also undertaking teaching and research in “Clinical Nutrition.” It currently has one physician, one technician, and one nurse.

【Patients Served by the Department of Nutrition】

People with eating disorders or inadequate food intake: including those receiving tube feeding, those with anorexia nervosa or severe gastroptosis, and those with dysphagia caused by aging or cerebrovascular disease, etc.

People with impaired digestion or absorption: including inflammatory bowel disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders, the postoperative state following gastrointestinal surgery, liver disease, etc.

Perioperative patients: including correction of preoperative malnutrition, preoperative bowel preparation (diet), and postoperative nutritional support.

Patients with chronic diseases: including nutritional assessment, nutritional therapy, nutrition education, and follow-up for patients with obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and tumors.

【Forms of Service Provided by the Department of Nutrition】

Nutritional outpatient clinic: mainly nutrition assessment, development of nutritional therapy plans, nutrition education, and return visits/follow-up.

Nutritional consultation: in-hospital and inter-hospital consultations.

Nutrition therapy: development of individualized dietary guidance and enteral or parenteral nutrition therapy plans, and provision of home nutrition management services for discharged patients.

Nutrition education: including communication and outreach for medical personnel, and nutrition and health education for patients and their families.

【Featured Services】Weight management, nutrition management for cancer patients, nutrition management for geriatric patients, and nutrition management for community/home-based patients.

【Nutrition Outpatient Clinic Hours】Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, all day.

【Nutrition Consultation Telephone】0451-82576533

【Kind Reminder】When coming to the nutrition outpatient clinic for a consultation, please bring your most recent blood chemistry, complete blood count, and other laboratory reports, monitoring records for blood glucose and other indicators, dietary records for the most recent 1～3 days, the names of medications you use regularly, and other relevant materials.