Welcome to the Nutrition Division!

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Our nutrition therapy services are designed to empower you to harness the full potential of food and nutrients to optimize your health, as well as to help you prevent or manage chronic conditions.


Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy and Nutrition Counseling Services
Good nutrition is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle.  Whether you are trying to lose weight, manage a chronic condition, reduce your risk of disease, or just looking to make positive changes to your diet, the nutrition experts at Stony Brook Medicine can help.  Our registered dietitian nutritionist (RDNs) provide professional nutrition therapy and personalized strategies to support your health and wellness goals. 

Individual and group session are available for:

  • Autoimmune conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, thyroid disease, and lupus
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and pre-diabetes
  • Digestive problems and gastrointestinal disorders (irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Celiac disease and gluten intolerance)
  • Epilepsy and Ketogenic diet
  • Heart disease: dyslipidemia, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and hypertension
  • Weight management
  • Sports performance

Payment:

Nutrition therapy may be covered by your insurance, depending on your plan.  We highly recommend you call your insurance carrier prior to making an appointment to confirm your coverage. 

Scheduling:

Please call (631) 444-5858 for more information or to schedule an appointment. 


Group Workshops and Counseling Services

Target Fitness Weight Management Program for Adults: A unique program providing extensive evidence based strategies and tools to lose weight and keep it off! You will receive an individualized nutrition plan, body composition analysis, and individualized short and long term weight goals. Register now! 

Sports Performance Nutrition for Young Athletes: An interactive one day workshop for young athletes that will help them eat well to compete well.  Participants will learn how to fuel properly to excel at sports and avoid burnout.  

Kids Cooking and Nutrition Workshop: Using produce grown from our own Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm, children learn kitchen safety, how to harvest produce from our farm, how to read and follow recipes, mixing, measuring and seasoning techniques, and above all, how to make and enjoy healthy meals.  

For more information on any of these classes, please email nutrition@stonybrookmedicine.edu.


Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
Stony Brook WIC Program is a nutrition education and supplemental food program for low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to 5 years of age.  The Stony Brook WIC Program prides itself on offering participant centered services to the families we serve in four locations.  For more information, visit our WIC website.  
 

 

 


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Last Updated
01/03/2023