Dietary and Nutritional Counselling

GP-led dietary counselling integrated within weight management and chronic disease programmes. Covers personalised eating plans, caloric targets, and nutritional education to support sustainable weight loss and metabolic health.

At Accord Medical Clinic, nutritional guidance is embedded within the clinical care pathway rather than offered as a standalone service. Dr Joseph Wang integrates dietary counselling into every weight management consultation, recognising that pharmacological and acupuncture interventions are most effective when anchored by sound eating habits. The approach is practical and patient-centred: rather than prescribing rigid meal plans, the clinic helps patients identify sustainable dietary changes that fit their cultural preferences and lifestyle. For weight management patients, this typically means guidance on caloric deficit targets, macronutrient balance, meal timing, and avoiding common dietary pitfalls that undermine progress. For patients on GLP-1 therapy, nutritional education is particularly important — GLP-1 agonists suppress appetite, and patients need to ensure the calories they do consume are nutritionally dense to avoid muscle loss and micronutrient deficiency. The clinic also applies nutritional counselling in the context of chronic disease management, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and hypertension, where dietary modification is a cornerstone of evidence-based treatment. Fasting blood tests (lipids, glucose, HbA1c) can be ordered to provide an objective metabolic baseline and track response to dietary changes over time.