Nutritional therapy as part of occupational health care

Evolving challenges in work ability require more multidisciplinary expertise for effective prevention, early intervention, support, and successful rehabilitation.

A nutritionist acts as an expert within the occupational health multidisciplinary team, addressing various functional ailments affecting work ability and health, risk factors for lifestyle and other diseases and their prevention, and challenges related to eating behavior and one's relationship with food.

Nutrition, alongside other lifestyle factors, plays a crucial role in maintaining short-term and long-term health and work ability.

Research has shown that the quality and overall composition of the diet have effects on, among other things:

• Alertness
• Resilience
• Occupational safety
• Work and functional capacity
• Recovery from work and sleep quality
• Attention and cognitive abilities
• Psychological performance
• Work well-being and work engagement

• In an increasing number of functional ailments and challenges that impact work ability, effective multidisciplinary teamwork also requires the expertise of a nutrition specialist.
• Nutritional therapy services enable more individualized, effective, and comprehensive multidisciplinary support for employees and work communities who need it.
• Including nutritional therapy services in the agreement is not an additional cost; rather, it allows for a more multidisciplinary and effective distribution of occupational health costs among the multidisciplinary occupational health team.
• We offer our occupational health clients both preventive, Kela-reimbursable services (KL1) focused on maintaining and supporting work ability, as well as additional services (KL3, VAT-liable services) that enable nutritional treatment for diseases and improve work well-being. Please ask your company's account manager for more information on these.