When you get older, if you continue to eat the same type and amount of food but don’t be more active. You might add weight. It’s because your metabolism (how your body gets energy from food) can slow down with age. The composition of your body’s nutritional weight and wellness (the amount of fat and muscle) may be different when you are young.

The more active you are, ultimately, the more calories you need. As we get older, our bodies may need more food for energy but still need the same amount of nutrients. In health, the goal is to help you keep your body working better. The weight management program aims to help you improve your quality of life using the gradual diet and changes in lifestyle, exercise, and the modification of behavior and stress management.

Surgical weight management

The nutrition and well-being team is concerned about patients who have had bariatric surgery and are looking for continuous nutrition support and orientation of a registered dietitian. The monitoring of regular nutritional weight and wellness is strongly recommended, especially for people who are less than one year after the operation. Individuals who perform a diet every three months during the first year after surgery has shown better long-term weight management results.

As part of our program, dietitians work closely with bariatric doctors. Some of the possible reasons may have referred to an expert in nutrition:

• Possible medical causes for weight gain or inability to lose weight
• Recommendations on the treatment of co-comorbidities (disease-related diseases, such as diabetes or hypertension))
• Evaluations for medicines against obesity.
• Evaluations for bariatric surgery.

Remember that all these, except those directly mentioned by bariatric surgery, require a dietary assessment before pursuing a nomination with a doctor. Our specialists follow all programs for medical nutrition.

Get Assistance from Registered Dietitians 

Registered dietitians work with clients to develop strategies to help them face nutritional weight and wellness loss. During the first visit, dietitians will complete a complete postoperative bariatric evaluation. This evaluation will include the following:

• Medical history and revision of relevant laboratory values ​​related to nutrition
• Evaluation of the whole diet (current diet consumption, non-tolerated food/beverages, adequacy of nutrition, adherence to the regime of supplements, and more)
• Complications (Nausea / Vomiting, Dumping Syndrome, Fatigue)
• Anthropometry (current weight and percentage of excess weight lost)
• Adherence to bariatric dietary principles.
• Need for additional psychological support.

After the initial evaluation, the expert will predict if additional medical follow-up is needed.

Consult a Weight Management

Weight management includes physiological techniques and processes that contribute to a person’s ability to achieve and maintain some weight. Most weight management techniques include long-term lifestyle strategies that promote a healthy diet and daily physical activity.

Adult weight loss

Adults interested in weight loss will firstly meet a registered dietitian. At the first visit, a diet and an exercise evaluation will occur. This evaluation includes questions about:

• What usually consumes and how often
• Factors that can influence diet and food, such as stress, time, finance, family responsibility, among others
• Amount of time dedicated to exercising moderate intensity.
• Short and long term objectives
• Expectations of participation in lifestyle modifications.

In preparing your initial dietitian visit, experts recommend keeping a portion of fast food and exercise daily for three to four days, with at least one day from Monday to the week and a registered weekend day. (Download the food record and exercise record). In subsequent visits, the dietitian will evaluate progress, the expert will discuss obstacles to achieve the objectives, and the registered dietician will make more modifications as it progresses on your trip.

Pediatric weight loss

Families having children interested in weight loss will firstly meet with a registered dietitian. An expert will check a diet and an exercise evaluation during the first visit. This evaluation includes questions about:

• What usually consumes and how often
• Factors that can influence diet and food, such as stress, school, screen time, sleep pattern, appetite, among others
• Amount of time dedicated to energetic physical activity or playing
• Objectives in the short and long term for the child and the family
• The expectations of the family and the family to participate in lifestyle modifications

Loss of non-intentional weight/failure to prosper

A registered dietitian for small, preschool, or adult children who have low weight, is found. Dietitians help correct nutrient deficiencies, evaluate whether nutritional weight and wellness is necessary, promote appropriate behaviors for children and caregivers concerning food-related problems, normalize weight and encourage growth and development of the height. A dietician will check out a complete nutrition evaluation during the first visit. This evaluation will include:

• Medical history and assessment of relevant laboratory securities related to nutrition
• Evaluation of Skills or Food Skills.
• Evaluation of behavior and development.
• Body measures
• Dietary analysis, including food behaviors
• Psychosocial evaluation

Food replacement program

For clients interested in losing weight using a meal replacement plan or supplements, the registered expert dietitian will work with the patient and the doctor to provide a nutritionally balanced meal plan that uses replacements and food supplements. An expert will check out a complete nutrition evaluation during the first visit. This evaluation will include the following:

• Medical history and assessment of relevant laboratory securities related to nutrition
•  For weight loss, energy checking
• Food / nutritional history (intake, triggers to weight gain, diet history)
• Review of medications
• Evaluation of current physical activity/recommendations for weight loss
• Family history
• Evaluation of nutrition knowledge, motivation, and willingness to change behaviors

School health and nutrition programs

Most countries in the region apply school health and nutrition programs, including school feeding, worms, supplementation of vitamins and minerals, etc. Innovative, creative, and effective school nutrition education programs exist in several countries in the region. 

However, this is often small scale and is implemented as a pilot project, focuses on children with special needs, and prioritizes the transfer of knowledge of promoting active learning and creating appropriate attitudes, skills, and behavior. In general, nutritional education is not systematically into the school curriculum in the region.

Conclusion

The meeting acknowledges that good nutrition is fundamental to children’s health today and the future and their development and learning. The benefits of developing dietary patterns and healthy lifestyles from an early age can positively impact nutrition and public health throughout their adult life and increase the productivity of individuals and nations.

Nutritional weight and wellness is an essential element in the overall strategy that aims to improve food security and prevent all forms of malnutrition. Schools (from preschool to secondary school) are the ideal settings for promoting eating habits and a healthy lifestyle for life.