Rady Children’s Health Nutrition Clinic
Rady Children’s Nutrition Clinic offers nutrition counseling for a variety of conditions. The counseling, which includes a nutritional assessment and individualized education designed to meet each family’s needs, is provided by registered dietitians who are experienced working with infants, children and teens.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Basic nutrition for infants, children and teens
- Celiac disease
- Diabetes/carbohydrate counting
- Difficulties with eating/feeding/growing
- Eating disorders*
- Growth faltering
- Food allergies or intolerances
- Heart-healthy nutrition/high cholesterol/hyperlipidemia
- Ketogenic diets
- Tube feeding
- Vegetarian diets
- Weight management/obesity
*Patients with eating disorders must be seeing a psychologist regularly prior to making an appointment with the dietitian. We are unable to follow Eating Disorder patients on a weekly basis. Most patients will be followed every 6 weeks. Patients must be closely followed by a physician or other care manager.
Talk to your physician about a referral to our clinic. When nutrition is part of your child’s medical management, it may be covered by your insurance. Please have the referring physician complete the Nutrition Clinic Referral Form and send the appropriate paperwork with it.