Are you looking for ways to control or reduce your risk for diabetes?
Do you need advice on improving your eating habits? A consultation with a
registered dietitian is a great start. Tanner’s registered dietitians are food scientists who fully understand that what you get out of your body relies on what you put into it.
Through one-on-one sessions with a Tanner dietitian in a comfortable, convenient outpatient setting, you can learn practical, realistic ways to achieve your health goals. The team of registered dietitians at Tanner offers counseling for:
How Our Dietitians Can Help
Our registered dietitians work with you to:
- Improve your energy levels
- Plan healthy meals
- Choose good over bad fats
- Calculate your daily calorie needs
- Control your weight and body mass index (BMI)
- Prevent disease
- Manage blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes
Physician Referral and Insurance Reimbursement
A physician referral may be necessary for some dietitian services.
The referral provides the dietitian with the medical background information needed to plan the counseling session so you receive the unique attention you require. Often, a physician referral may also be necessary to have the counseling covered by your insurance.
Please check with your individual insurance company to learn if your specific medical condition is covered for dietitian services.
Outpatient Nutrition Counseling
Outpatient nutrition counseling is offered through Tanner Health Source, with two convenient regional locations:
Get Healthy, Live Well in Carrollton
Located at 148 Clinic Avenue, across from
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton
Tanner Health Source in Villa Rica
Located at 101 Quartz Drive, Suite 104, inside the Tanner at Mirror Lake medical office building
For more information about our nutrition services or to learn about current and future nutrition classes, call 770-812-5954 or email gethealthy@tanner.org.
Visit our Tanner Health Library for healthy living podcasts, articles, quizzes and interactive tools to help you find encouragement, calculate BMI, start a food diary and more.