Overview
Our registered dietitians provide personalized nutrition and weight management services that help you achieve your health goals. We partner with you to develop a nutrition plan that meets your specific needs, health conditions and lifestyle.
Why Choose Cleveland Clinic in Florida for Nutrition and Weight Management?
- Trusted experts: Our registered dietitians are experts in helping people with obesity and other health conditions improve their well-being.
- Patient-centered care: We offer nutrition counseling for all ages and health conditions. Some of our registered dietitians are also certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES). Learn more about nutrition counseling.
- Collaborative care: We work closely with your primary care provider and refer you to other specialists if needed to help you succeed in your health journey.
- Specialized knowledge: Our Medicare Weight Management Program helps older adults with obesity improve their nutrition and enjoy a healthier life. Learn more about our Medicare Weight Management Program.
Convenient care
We make it easier for you to get expert nutrition and weight management care closer to where you live and work. Our healthcare providers offer care at the following locations:
Nutrition Counseling
Our registered dietitians personalize nutrition plans for people of all ages who want to improve their health through dietary and lifestyle changes. Our team provides medical nutrition therapy that helps you achieve your health goals.
If you have diabetes, our registered dietitians who are also certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) provide nutrition counseling to help you maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
Who needs nutrition counseling?
If you’re preparing for a procedure, like bariatric surgery, or just want to learn more about different eating plans — like gluten-free, dairy-free and vegetarian — nutrition counseling can help.
Nutrition counseling can also help if you have certain health conditions, like:
- Adult obesity and childhood obesity.
- Celiac disease.
- Chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.
- Diabetes.
- Endocrine system disorders.
- Food allergies and food intolerances.
- Heart (cardiovascular) disease and heart failure.
- High blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia).
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other digestive system disorders.
- Malnutrition (underweight).
- Metabolic syndrome.
What to expect at your first appointment
Nutrition counseling at Cleveland Clinic in Florida begins with an hour-long, one-on-one session with a registered dietitian. This session may take place in person or virtually, depending on your preference.
During your first counseling session, a registered dietitian:
- Reviews your medical history and completes a nutrition assessment.
- Learns about your personal health and lifestyle goals.
- Identifies potential behaviors and barriers to change.
- Offers tips for meal planning, grocery shopping, dining out and physical activity.
- Provides information about how nutrition affects health conditions.
- Customizes a nutritionally balanced dietary plan with realistic, achievable short- and long-term goals.
Follow-up nutrition counseling services
You may participate in 30-minute in-person or virtual follow-up sessions every three to six months or more often, depending on your needs and goals.
Does insurance cover nutrition counseling?
Because insurance policies vary, you should check with your provider. Some insurers cover nutrition counseling if you have a health condition and a physician referral. You also have the option of paying out-of-pocket.
Medicare Weight Management Program
Registered dietitians at our Medicare Weight Management Program help people 65+ with obesity make dietary and lifestyle changes that promote weight loss.
Why choose us?
Participants in our Medicare Weight Management Program benefit from:
- Ongoing in-person or virtual nutrition counseling.
- BMI screenings.
- Nutritional assessments of current dietary choices and habits.
- Strategies for making healthy dietary and lifestyle changes.
- Education about how nutrition affects health conditions.
- Customized meal plan with realistic, achievable short- and long-term goals.
Program eligibility
To participate in our Medicare Weight Management Program, you must have:
- Medicare insurance plan.
- Physician referral.
- Body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
What to expect
This yearlong program starts with a one-hour nutrition consultation. After this first session, you’ll attend 15-minute in-person or virtual visits:
- Every week during the first month.
- Every other week during the second to sixth months.
- Once a month during the seventh to 12th months (if you achieve the required weight loss by the sixth month).
To stay active in this Medicare-funded program, you must attend all sessions and achieve a weight loss of 6.6 pounds by the sixth month.
Appointments & Locations
Request an appointment
Make an appointment at a Cleveland Clinic location in Florida or schedule a virtual visit. We also offer virtual second opinions.
