Article by Joana Resende, Nutritionist of the UPFit Program. 

A healthy and balanced diet allows us to live a better quality of life, preventing, treating and/or alleviating various pathologies. But what does it mean to eat well and healthily? And how can nutrition improve health, well-being, physical and work performance?

A nutritionist is the best qualified person to answer these questions. If you have never been to a nutrition consultation, here is a brief summary of our consultations. 

The first consultation

During the first consultation, the Nutritionist deals with the collection of all relevant information about the user:

• Pathologies;
• Pathological family history;
• Medication;
• Surgeries;
• Food allergies and/or intolerances.

It is also carried out the anthropometric assessment:

• Measurement of body perimeters;
• Assessment of body composition using Inbody 270S.

In addition to this information, the collection of user routine:

• Work activity/schedules;
• Food history;
• Hydration;
• Sleep quality;
• Physical exercise.

After all this data has been collected, the dietary advice and the prescription of an Individualized Dietary Plan:

• Adjusted to the user’s needs;
• Taking into account your routines, tastes, preferences, intolerances.
• Provision of Food Guides as support material for consultation.

Follow-up Consultation

• Carrying out a new Anthropometric Assessment and analyzing it;
• Assessment of the degree of adherence to the plan;
• Making possible adjustments to the plan taking into account the user’s difficulties/objectives/preferences.

Meal plans are not static!

Regular attendance at nutrition consultations is a key and preponderant factor in achieving the desired results, whether they be the loss of fat mass, the gain of muscle mass, the enhancement of sports performance or, simply, the improvement and/or maintenance of health.