Child and Adolescent Nutrition Consultation

This consultation is intended for children and adolescents, with the aim of supporting healthy growth and development, as well as promoting balanced eating habits from the earliest years of life.

Through a personalised nutritional approach, centred on the child/adolescent, we take into account individual needs, stage of growth, lifestyle and any clinical conditions.

The nutritional approach is adapted to the biopsychosocial context of each child and their family, encouraging a healthy relationship with food and contributing to long-term wellbeing and health.

Objectives of the Consultation Follow-up

•  Assess the nutritional status, growth and development of the child/adolescent through the analysis of anthropometric parameters (physical measurements of the human body), where applicable;
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• Address situations of nutritional vulnerability and risk, such as obesity, low weight, nutritional deficiencies and disordered eating patterns;
   
• Assess eating patterns and behaviours, including:
  • Family and school context;
  • Peer influence;
  • Food selectivity and preferences;
  • Dysfunctional eating behaviours.
     
• Develop an individualised nutritional intervention, adjusted to growth/development needs and level of physical activity;
   
• Ensure nutritional follow-up in specific clinical situations and/or dietary patterns, namely: food allergies; food intolerances; diabetes; coeliac disease; gastrointestinal conditions; and vegetarian diets.​