Many UAB services help the community understand the important relationship between food and good health. Physicians specializing in nutrition provide a variety of assessment and nutrition support services.
UAB EatRight Weight Management ServicesThis program gives you simple steps to weight loss and management. Programs offered include fitness, cooking demonstrations,
metabolic tracking and individual counseling.
Call 205.934.7053 for more information.
EatRight OPTIFAST program Medically supervised meal replacement program for one year. Patients
learn skills needed to maintain weight loss through nutritional
counseling and behavior modification classes and then transition into 12
weeks of EatRight Lifestyle classes ensuring long-term success.
UAB Post-Surgical Bariatric Medicine Clinic
The UAB Post-Surgical Bariatric Medicine Clinic offers nutritional and GI medical care for patients who have undergone bariatic surgery. Available services include GI evaluations and treatment when appropriate, complete nutritional assessments, dietary counseling by a registered dietitian, and one-on-one counseling with a GI/Nutrition physician specialist. Assistance with post- bypass weight control, consultation with a personal trainer, nutrition management plan are also available.
Nutrition Clinic
This clinic provides nutrition assessment and counseling by a Nutrition Physician Specialist. Indications for referral include:
- Patients with gastrointestinal issues affecting nutrition intake or absorption
- Patients having difficulty maintaining weight or adequate intake
- Patients on enteral feeding or parenteral nutrition
- Patients with vitamin or mineral deficiencies