Your Employees: Maximize productivity and morale

More now than ever before, employers recognize the value of a healthy employee

• Recent productivity research by the indicates that individuals with multiple risk factors are absent more, injured more, and return to work more slowly than individuals with fewer risk factors. (Wellness Council of America)
• Approximately 20 percent of employees incur 80 percent of a company's health care costs. (Hewitt Associates)
• Although chronic diseases are among the most common and costly of health problems, they are also among the most preventable. (Centers for Disease Control)

Low-cost intervention available for employers who elect to include Medical Nutrition Therapy in their benefit plan

Medical nutrition therapy provided by a Registered Dietitian is a cost-effective medical intervention based on the science of nutrition. Interventions and recommendations help patients improve blood glucose control, lower cholesterol, maintain healthy weights, prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 Diabetes, and improve symptoms related to Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Crohn's disease. Additionally, MNT can help prevent many diseases today that are linked to overweight and obesity such as high blood pressure and certain cancers.

If you are considering including a Nutrition Counseling benefit in your insurance plan, please call us for further information.

Nutrition Screenings and Education at Your Location

DuPage Dietitians can provide on-site classes and screenings to promote wellness for your employees. We currently have programs available in:

• Glucose screenings and diabetes prevention presentations
• Weight management classes and metabolic rate assessments
• Lunch and learn seminars on a variety of nutrition-related topics

We are happy to work with you to design custom programs.

Please call 630.839.9296 or email at deepa@dupagedietitians.com to discuss your needs or schedule an appointment.