Nutrition and Weight Management

In order for women to stay healthy, they must eat a healthy diet. Presbyterian offers individualized consultations to help women understand their diets and improve their health.

Whether you need help losing weight, gaining weight, lowering cholesterol or dealing with food allergies, Presbyterian offers the following services to help you:

General Nutritional Counseling

Presbyterian Hospital provides individual consultations with a registered dietitian to help with pediatric and adult nutritional concerns, gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies and specialized diets. The dietitians focus on assessing eating habits, developing personal plans and providing the patient with the latest information on nutrition and available resources. Call 704-384-7510 for more information.

Nutritional Counseling for Pregnancy

Presbyterian Women's Center provides individual consultations with a registered dietitian to address nutritional concerns during pregnancy. Call 704-384-7510 for more information.

Cancer Nutritional Counseling

Presbyterian Cancer Center offers many programs to ensure that patients receive the nutritional care they need before, during and after cancer treatments. Each patient completes a nutrition questionnaire and then meets with an oncology specialist, who can provide information and develop a personalized plan to educate patients on how to meet their caloric needs and reduce side effects throughout treatment. Call 704-384-4750 for more information.

Heart Healthy Nutritional Counseling

Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute offers a variety of nutritional services to improve cardiovascular and overall health. Whether the goal is to control blood pressure or diabetes, achieve a healthy body weight or reduce cholesterol, registered dietitians will personalize a plan according to your needs. There are also programs offered at Presbyterian Novant Heart and Wellness, including nutrition education classes, home kitchen consults, weight loss programs for adults and youth, cooking classes, cookbooks and guided grocery store tours. Call 704-384-5043 for more information.

Surgical Weight Loss Nutrition Counseling

Presbyterian Bariatric Center offers nutritional information to those interested in having weight loss surgery and provides support throughout the process. Our clinical dietitians assist patients with making permanent changes to their eating habits and help them adhere to the dietary modifications that will promote safe, long-term weight management. This results in appropriate food choices that assure balanced nutrition and an improved quality of life. Call 704-316-8000 for more information.

Diabetes Nutrition Counseling

The Diabetes Resource Center offers class instruction and individual consultations with a registered dietitian to help adults, children and their families learn to manage diabetes. The Center can assist with weight loss or gain, diabetes prevention and meal planning principles as they relate to Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes. Call 704-384-7390 for more information.