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If your physician places you on a special diet, the Registered Dietitians in our Food and Nutrition Services department will give you personal diet counseling to help you adjust. Individual diets can be developed for conditions such as:
Allergies
Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management
Diabetes
Sodium Restriction
Renal and Kidney Disease
Heart Disease
Low Fat
High Fiber
Pregnancy
Gluten-Free
Gestational Diabetes
Weight Management
For information about cost or to schedule an appointment, call the Outpatient Diabetes and Nutrition department at 864.442.7661.
Benefits of a Healthy Weight
Obesity and being overweight are now the leading preventable causes of illness and death, surpassing even smoking. Your diet may be the single most important way for you to take control of your health and wellbeing.
Obesity raises the risk of morbidity and mortality from:
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Osteoarthritis
Heart disease
Gastric reflux
Gallbladder disease
Sleep apnea
Certain cancers