Counselling Strategies

Registered dietitians play a key role in health interventions, as diet and physical activity are common modifiable factors underlying the prevention and management of health conditions (1,2). Nutrition counselling is an important aspect of nutrition intervention, one of four distinct interrelated steps in the Nutrition Care Process (see the Nutrition Care Process and Terminology (NCPT) Background). Nutrition counselling is defined as "a supportive process, characterized by