March is National Nutrition Month
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March is National Nutrition Month and here are nutrition resources for you and your patients:
Dietitian Support
- Find a Dietitian eatright.org/find-a-nutrition-expert find a local dietitian
- Lemond Nutrition https://lemondnutrition.com/ is one major group and they have dietitians who can work with cancer patients, this does require a doctor’s order and is billable, insurance won’t always pay
- Intelligent Nutrition Assistant securely text questions to a nutrition expert by registering at https://adcc.savorhealth.com/portal/ , they will check in with patients daily and make recommendations based on symptoms, free service
- PearlPoint Nutrition Services https://pearlpoint.org/ schedule a free call with a dietitian (she is also a certified diabetes educator), Navigators can refer patients
These are all for oral nutrition. For feeding tube nutrition, many of the formula supply companies have dietitians on staff. Some oncology offices and insurance companies have dietitians. The above services that are free do not require a doctor’s order but patients are encouraged to discuss it with their doctor(s).
Nutrition Booklets and Websites
- American Cancer Society: Nutrition for People with Cancer https://www.cancer.org/treatment/survivorship-during-and-after-treatment/coping/nutrition.html
- American Institute for Cancer Research aicr.org/ provides practical tools and information to help prevent and survive cancer.
- Cancer Dietitian https://cancerdietitian.com/
- Chemocare: Nutrition during Chemotherapy https://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/health-wellness/default.aspx
- Eating Hints Before, During, and After Treatment 800-422-6237 cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/eatinghints download or order a free booklet
- Oncology Nutrition https://www.oncologynutrition.org/erfc
- PearlPoint Nutrition Services https://pearlpoint.org/ nutrition tips
Oral Nutrition Supplements
- Boost boost.com/products/boost-soothe sign up for discounts
- Ensure https://ensure.com/ get recipes and sign up for savings
- Glucerna https://glucerna.com/ get recipes and sign up for savings
Enteral and Parenteral Feedings
- Oley Foundation https://oley.org for people fed by IV (TPN) or feeding Has tips resources and troubleshooting guides.
- Oley Support Group Feeding Tube and TPN support groups https://oley.org/page/SupportGroups
Navigator Education and Tools
- Abbott Nutrition Health Institute https://anhi.org/
- Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)
- Nutrition in Cancer for Health Professionals https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/appetite-loss/nutrition-hp-pdq