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Childhood Nutrition & Obesity
A detailed dietary history will be taken and individual needs addressed.
Care will be taken to ensure that the child is not made to feel fat or a failure and that diet and lifestyle changes are the responsibility of the whole family. A child can only be assisted to lose weight if they are personally willing to do so. Help can be given to a family as a whole on how to make life style changes to support individual members. Parents may see a dietitian to discuss family nutrition and dynamics without the child. The emphasis will then be balanced family meals which will benefit everyone.