The Nutrition Center

The University of AkronCollege of Health Professions

DO YOU WANT TO… Achieve a healthy weight? Improve your sports

performance? Develop better eating

habits? Learn about nutrition’s

role in health? Learn nutrition’s role in

managing your chronic disease?

…then the NUTRITION CENTER is for YOU!

What are We?

The Nutrition Center provides Nutrition Services to students, faculty and staff employees of The

University of Akron.

What are Nutrition Services?

Nutrition Assessment Nutrition Counseling

Medical Nutrition Therapy Menu & Food Intake Analysis

Nutrition Education

What is Nutrition Assessment?

To perform a nutrition assessment, we gather the following information: Height Weight Body Composition Food intake history and patterns Detailed analysis of diet

What tools do we use?

Scale to measure weight

Stadiometer to measure height

BIA machine to measure body composition

The BIA MachineThe BIA machine is a bioelectrical impedance analysis machine which measures the body’s resistance to current. In other words, it determines your body’s proportion of muscle and fat. The BIA machine is quick and easy to use and it does NOT hurt!

What is Nutrition Counseling?

After a nutrition assessment the nutrition professional will spend one-on-one time counseling you toward your nutrition goals and teach you how

to achieve them.

What is Medical Nutrition Therapy?

Medical Nutrition Therapy is the use of proper nutrition in helping to manage chronic diseases

such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and other conditions.

*We provide information and diet education based on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process.

What is a Menu & Food Intake Analysis?

During our session we will take a “24-hour recall” of all that you had to eat in the past 24 hours as well as a “food frequency questionnaire” which asks what you eat on a regular basis.

We enter this information into a diet analysis program that tells us the calories, carbohydrate, protein and fat you are eating.

We use all of this information to determine what you should be eating to achieve your nutrition goals.

What is Nutrition Education?Either individually or in group settings, we will teach class(es) on a nutrition-related topic of interest. Topics include, but are not limited to: Managing your own diet with MyPlate Sports nutrition Eating well on a budget Eating well on campus Avoiding the “Freshman 15”

Are you a STUDENT?Partners in Nutrition provides the following services to all students. Students on the university meal plan receive these services at no charge!

Nutrition Assessment Personalized Nutrition Plan 30 Minute Follow-up Consultation Nutrition Education

Are you a University of Akron EMPLOYEE?

Then you can participate in

Healthy Eating – Healthy U is a nutrition-based wellness program for employees wanting to:• Improve their health• Maintain a healthy weight• Improve their food choices• Gain sound nutritional knowledge

HEALTHY EATING, HEALTHY U

Program includes:• Body composition testing pre and post-program• 30 minute individualized nutrition assessment and plan • Two 15-minute visits with dietitian in the Nutrition Center

or in YOUR OFFICE• Group Lunch & Learn sessions on healthy eating

Where are we? The Nutrition Center is located

in Shrank Hall South,

Room 210

For More Information…

Call: X2836

Email: nutritioncenter@uakron.edu

Webpage: http://www.uakron.edu/nutritiondietetics