Nutrition and Diet Therapy Clinic

The Nutrition and Diet Therapy Clinic of Behboud Hospital, with the aim of improving community health and treating disease through the science of nutrition, operates as one of the specialty units of this hospital. Drawing on senior nutrition specialists and working in close cooperation with the medical team, the clinic provides counseling and treatment services to outpatients and inpatients alike.

Comprehensive Counseling and Diet Therapy Services

The Nutrition Clinic of Behboud Hospital, as one of the specialty clinics of the polyclinic, provides a variety of services to patients. These services include the following:

• Treatment of disease through nutrition: provision of specialty therapeutic diets for inpatients and outpatients based on the diagnosis of the treating physician and in support of the treatment process
• Body composition and weight loss: design of structured and personalized dietary programs for healthy weight loss and the achievement of a desirable body composition
• Diet therapy in specific conditions: provision of appropriate dietary programs for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal problems, and renal and hepatic conditions
• Nutrition counseling during pregnancy and lactation: provision of specialized dietary plans for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to support the health of mother and child
• Pediatric nutrition: counseling and dietary plans to address growth issues, poor appetite, childhood obesity, and the improvement of children’s eating habits
• Athletic nutrition: design of dietary plans tailored to the type of athletic activity to improve performance and athletic efficiency
• Education and counseling: provision of necessary education in healthy nutrition, modification of dietary patterns, and preparation of educational brochures related to various conditions for patients and their companions

Coordination with Other Units

The Nutrition Clinic, alongside other medical specialties at Behboud Hospital, including the Diabetes Clinic, provides integrated services for the better management of nutrition-related conditions. Specialists at this unit, in addition to consulting with inpatients, also provide therapeutic dietary programs to clinic patients.

Address: Tabriz, South Artesh Street, before Baghshamal Intersection, Behboud Hospital (Nobar Building, basement floor).