Somehow it has happened that the role of nutrition is slightly neglected: complying with a certain diet mostly depends on the patient rather than the doctor. It is easier for a person to take a pill than to change his stable lifestyle.
But nutrition is a component of the comprehensive treatment of every disease. Sometimes it is only an auxiliary method, when medicines work more effectively, sometimes it is not the main therapeutic factor, but very often it is a reliable method of prevention of, for example, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, gout, hypertension, psoriasis, non-specific ulcerative colitis, etc.
A nutritionist will also help you gain or lose weight, and in cooperation with a cosmetologist and massage therapist your skin will become healthy and elastic.
In addition, the nutritionist takes into account food intolerances and allergies, and in case of illness, in the postoperative period or during convalescence, prescribes a specially balanced, vitamin-enriched, varied diet, which always speeds up recovery.
Everyone has personally or indirectly encountered the «numbering» system of diets, but this scheme is outdated and not individual. Now the doctor must take into account the possible risks for the patient, the form, phase and stage of the disease (if any), metabolic features, body weight, and last but not least, the patient's habits and tastes, if they are reasonable and do not harm health.