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Janet Carter, RDN, LDN, MS is a physician provider in North Charleston, SC specializing in physician, general pediatrics and pediatric nutrition. Janet Carter, RDN, LDN, MS is affiliated with MUSC Health and MUSC Children's Health Primary Care at Summey Medical Pavilion.
Nutrition Counseling
Food is one of the most basic resources the human body uses for growth and energy, tied intricately to well-being. Not only can diet affect health, but certain conditions can affect how the body processes food. Nutrition is the study of this complex interaction, and when patients seek the advice of an expert to help them manage food in their life, it is called nutrition counseling.
At the most basic level, nutrition counseling can be simply a talk with a family physician. Doctors receive training in nutrition as part of their education, and they are generally qualified to make recommendations about diet for their patients. Some doctors take a professional interest in nutrition and become experts by taking extra classes or studying nutrition in their practice. In general, however, complex nutrition guidance will be referred to a nutrition specialist, generally a dietitian.
Registered dietitians are nutrition experts that have passed specific higher education, accreditation, and internship requirements. They may work in hospitals, nursing facilities, or private practices to provide nutrition therapy and advise patients about their health and diet. Like dietitians, nutritionists also work to counsel patients about food and health. Some nutritionists have degrees in nutrition or food science, but the title 'nutritionist' is not protected by law. In the United States, anyone is allowed to call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of their education level.
Nutrition counseling can be useful for anyone who is looking to get to a healthy weight, manage a chronic illness through diet, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle. Some examples of issues that benefit from nutrition counseling include:
During a nutrition counseling appointment, the provider -- doctor, nutritionist, or dietitian -- typically will look over a the patient's medical history and talk to them about their current diet, their goals, what kinds of food they like, and any problems that they are currently struggling with in their health or diet. Then the specialist will help the patient set food goals and create a customized plan to help them meet their nutritional needs. Nutrition specialists may also offer classes, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and more. Their role is not to lecture the patient about what one should be eating, but to offer education and resources to make eating healthy foods easier.
Janet Carter, RDN, LDN, MS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Janet Carter, RDN, LDN, MS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medcost, Aetna Medicare, Cigna Medicare, WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan), Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace), United HealthCare, Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now), Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan, Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025), Cigna, Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN), Molina Healthcare, Tricare, Coventry, Employers Health Network (EHN), First Health, Clover Health, BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Aetna (Open Choice), First Choice Next, Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Aetna (Exclusive Choice), First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Aetna (Managed Choice), Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace) and BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace).
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Ms. Janet Carter specializes in physician, pediatric nutrition, and general pediatrics and practices in Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC, and North Charleston, SC. Her areas of expertise include the following: obesity, nutrition counseling, and hypertension (high blood pressure). She can take Blue California, Coventry, Employers Health Network, and more. Ms. Carter is professionally affiliated with MUSC Health. According to Yext, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in North Charleston, SC.
