The University Health Center offers affordable nutrition counseling to equip students with the nutritional tools they need to live a happier, healthier and longer life.
To a certain extent, rather than follow the generic nutrition guidelines that take a one-size-fits-all approach, the health center’s registered dietitian goes deeper by using a combination of nutrition guidelines and genetic testing to create personalized nutrition care proven to be effective for your student’s specific DNA. For example, the general recommendation for coffee consumption is no more than four cups a day. However, your student’s DNA test results may reveal they carry a gene that increases their risk of heart disease, which means they should limit their coffee consumption to a different amount each day. This approach is used to determine your student’s unique limitations for sodium, omega-3 fats and more.
Nutrition counseling is not just for managing weight. Eating the proper nutrition for one’s body is like medicine that can help your student manage the following concerns:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Digestive disorders
- Disordered eating
- Fatigue
- Food allergies and intolerances
- General nutrition wellness
- Heart health
- High blood pressure or cholesterol
- Hormone health
- Kidney/Renal concerns
- Migraines
- Obesity
- Special diets (including vegetarian and vegan)
- Stress
- And much more
The first nutrition counseling appointment is no cost to students who pay student fees. Each 30-minute return appointment is a $15 flat fee. To make an appointment, have your student call 402.472.5000. For more information and resources, visit https://health.unl.edu/nutrition.