The Pediatric Dietetics and Nutrition Clinic provides specialized nutritional care for children and adolescents, aiming to meet their individual nutritional needs, support healthy growth and development, and promote overall health and well-being.
The Clinic offers individualized nutritional assessment and guidance for children with chronic medical conditions and specific dietary requirements, including diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorders, food allergies and intolerances, and gastrointestinal conditions requiring specialized dietary management. Nutritional interventions are tailored to each child's age, stage of development, clinical condition, and individual needs, with the active involvement and support of the family.
Particular emphasis is also placed on the prevention and management of childhood and adolescent obesity, encouraging the adoption of balanced, sustainable eating habits and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Nutritional care is provided through a multidisciplinary approach, involving collaboration with the healthcare professionals responsible for the child's ongoing medical care, whenever necessary.