Dietetics

The Department of Dietetics at Apex Group of Hospitals provides nutrition assessment, counselling and diet planning for children and adults across its hospital units in Borivali, Kandivali and Mulund. Food affects how we feel every day: our energy, our digestion, our sleep and our strength to recover from illness. When illness, surgery or long-standing habits upset this balance, a clear and practical eating plan can improve a person's overall well-being.

The department's purpose is nutrition education, dietary assessment and counselling that support health and improve quality of life. A dietitian at Apex assesses a patient's nutritional status, examines their food intake and calorie needs, measures body composition, and designs meals tailored to the medical condition. Patients looking for a dietitian in Mumbai at Apex receive advice that fits their condition, their daily routine and the food they actually eat at home.

A central part of this work is medical nutrition therapy in Mumbai: a diet-based approach to prevent or treat conditions that unhealthy eating causes or worsens. The doctor recommends the therapeutic diet, and the dietitian explains why it is needed and how to follow it. As a dietetics hospital in Mumbai, Apex also looks after the nutrition of admitted patients, as good nutrition supports healing. Plans are made for different age groups and many medical conditions.

Conditions We Treat

The Dietetics Department at Apex manages nutrition problems across the full range, from a child who eats poorly to an older adult recovering from surgery. A clinical dietitian in Mumbai at Apex assesses each patient individually before recommending any diet plan.

Conditions the department manages include:

• Diabetes and blood sugar control: meal timing, portion size and carbohydrate quality, planned alongside medications. Patients seeking therapeutic diet planning in Mumbai receive a plan built around their meals.
• Heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol: guidance on salt, fats and fibre to protect the heart.
• Kidney disease: advice on protein, salt, potassium, phosphorus and fluids, planned with Apex's nephrology team.
• Liver and digestive conditions: fatty liver, acidity, constipation and diarrhoea, where food choices directly affect daily comfort.
• Weight problems: overweight, obesity, underweight and unintended weight loss.
• Malnutrition and deficiencies: low haemoglobin, low vitamin D and B12, and poor appetite after illness.
• Cancer-related nutrition: keeping strength up during treatment, when taste changes, nausea or swallowing trouble make eating difficult.
• Children's nutrition: poor growth, fussy eating and childhood obesity.
• Older adults: loss of appetite, chewing difficulties and muscle loss.
• Before and after surgery and critical illness: nutrition support for healing, including tube feeding where needed.

At the first visit, the dietitian reviews your symptoms, medical history, medicines and eating habits, checks weight and body measurements, and looks at recent reports. Treatment depends on what the assessment shows. Changes are introduced step by step so they can be kept up and not dropped after a few weeks. Not every nutrition problem needs supplements or a strict diet.

Why Choose Apex for Nutrition Care

Patients choose Apex Group of Hospitals for nutrition care because the service sits inside the hospital, is close to home, and is planned together with the doctors treating the condition.

• Dietitians at every location: Patients looking for a dietitian in Borivali, Kandivali or Mulund can consult at the nearest Apex hospital.
• Nutrition tied to the diagnosis: Diets follow the doctor's prescription and the patient's condition. This approach is what clinical nutrition services in Mumbai should offer.
• Careful assessment: Food intake, calorie needs and body composition are analysed, so advice rests on measurements rather than guesswork.
• Support for admitted patients: Dietitians assess nutritional status and plan meals for hospitalised patients, as early nutrition care supports recovery.
• Practical education: Patients learn what to eat, what to limit and why, so they can carry on after discharge. Patients looking for a nutritionist in Mumbai receive guidance from qualified dietitians.
• Teamwork across Apex: Dietitians collaborate with the physiotherapy, nephrology, oncology and paediatric teams to ensure that nutrition care aligns with the overall treatment plan.
• Plans for every age: Care is designed for children, adults and older patients and for a wide range of conditions.