[Strategies in practical nutrition counseling].

The primary goal nutritional advice is to change the eating behaviour of the patients to diminish or abolish the nutrition related risks. Personal conversations define and analyse the problem for specific patient advice. This information should help to change the eating behaviour of the patients and to solve the primary nutritional problem. Follow-up appointments supervise the given advice and support the patients until the nutritional problem is solved. For several nutrition-related diseases the advice is best given in interactive group sessions (group therapy).