Professional Registered Dietitian

Registered dietitians must complete an accredited Bachelor degree of Science in food and nutrition or equivalent in recognized universities and obtain dietetic registration via post-graduated dietetics internship or master degree of related program. Since Hong Kong does not have local registration system for dietitians, dietitians mostly obtain their registration from foreign countries such as United Kingdom ( Health Professions Council/ Registered Dietitian/RD)、United States of America (Commission on Dietetic Registration/ Registered Dietitian/RD)、Australia (Accredited Practising Dietitian /APD)and Canada (Provincial Dietetic Registration/ Registered Dietitian/RD).There is also some local professional associations, for instance, Hong Kong Dietitians Association, is responsible for local dietitian accreditation verification ( Accredited Dietitian/ A.D.).

Our Professional Team
In the Division of Community Nutrition (CN), community dietitians are all registered and accredited, with experience in food and nutrition services and management. Our goal is to achieve healthy eating lifestyle. From prevention, treatment to establishment, we have been providing interactive and varied healthy eating programs and nutrition consultations for government sectors, local organizations, and education institutions. Renovation, promotion, education, and establishment of healthy eating lifestyle concept are our major mission.

Individual Diet Counselling

Registered dietitians provide individual diet counseling at three community health centers under UCN. Nutrition counseling covers the following areas:

	Nutrition/ weight assessment and management (underweight, overweight and obesity)
	Medical Nutrition Therapies for chronic diseases (include diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, gout, kidney disease, osteoporosis, etc)
	Nutrition counseling for Women (pre-pregnancy and postpartum nutrition plan, gestational DM/hypertension, and diet for breastfeeding, etc)
	Nutrition counseling for children and teenager on growth assessment and/or children eating problems.
	Weight management for male and malnutrition for elderly.
	Dietary advices for foreigners with emphasis on cultural sensitivity and diversity.

Registered dietitians will perform one to one counseling, provide weight/height/body fat measurement and body mass index and percent fat range analysis, understand and evaluate dietary habits. Jointly with client/patient, registered dietitian will set up healthy weight target, healthy eating tips, menu design, exercise suggestion, and arrange follow up. For those with special needs to provide tailor made services and consultations.

Weight Management 5 S Theory

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	Venue and Time
		Kwun Tong： Jockey Club Wo Lok Community Health Centre Time: Every Thursday (except public holidays) 9:00am to 7:00pm
		Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm
		Kowloon： Jordan Community Health Centre Time： Every Monday to Thursday (except public holidays) 9:00am to 7:00pm
		Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm
		Tai Po:Kwong Fuk Community Health Centre Time: Every Wednesday (except public holidays) 9:00am to 7:00pm
		Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm
	Telephone for Appointment:   2172-0727 (Ms Mok) Initial Appointment:   $260 (with an hour assessment and counseling) Follow-up Appointment:   $130 (with half an hour re-assessment and counseling) (Special Offer to elderly who are age 65 or above: $200 for initial appointment; $100 for follow-up appointment)

Run Down of Individual Diet Counseling

First Counseling (Approx. 45 mins to 1 hr)：

1.	Doctor referral* or Self referral.
2.	Contact CN at 21720727 for registration and appointment.
3.	Prepare your 3 to 5 days daily food intake record** prior to your first counseling.
	PDF Format             Excel Format
4.	Registered dietitian will perform weight/height/body fat percentage measurement, analyze body weight status and plan for weight progress to achieve desirable body weight.
5.	Individual healthy diet plan ( menu) is designed and prescribed according to one's medical history, health status, dietary and exercise habits.
6.	Appropriate education on diet and therapy will be provided to reinforce diet compliance.
7.	Suggest to self monitor dietary habit by doing " Food Record".
8.	Schedule for follow up appointment ( usually about 4 weeks).

Follow up ( Approx. 30 mins)：

1.	Registered dietitian will continuously monitor weight progress/ body fat percentage along with dietary and exercise habit modification.
2.	Discuss problems or interference on dietary changes and daily life.
3.	Assess needs to do modifications on diet plan/menu.
4.	Provide up-to-dated information and health knowledge.

*For those with chronic diseases and/on long-term medication use, please obtain doctor referrals/relevant lab report and/or documentation of medical history.