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Eating healthy is indispensable to developing and maintaining a healthy life. The Department of Dietetics, Aster Medical Centre, is dedicated to offering you all the help possible to ensure that your diet is well balanced and nutritious. Our expert dieticians, with their many years of experience, will give you the best advice for a healthy body as well as a healthy mind.

Diet counselling
Child care nutrition & growth counselling
Diet tips for fitness

Meet our Specialists

Thuriya Ahmed Karam Albalushi

Dietitian
Aster Al Raffah Hospital, Sohar

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Patient Testimonials

A warm THANK YOU from me and my wife for taking good care of everything especially From all the Doctors, Nurses during our stay and also of course from the members of Food and Beverage and House Keeping team. Job well done! "Thank you for treating us well".

Jerwin Regalado

The nurses are very helpful and attentive with my needs. Facilities are excellent too. the nurses are so accommodating and friendly… we are grateful to have our first baby here in Aster Mankhool Hospital… thumbs up to the doctors and nurses here.. Thank you so much :)

Fatimah Carumba

I sincerely want to thank the staff of Aster Hospital for their endless effort in making my visit a memorable experience. I want to thank Dr Caroline for been there for me, her advice really helped as a first time mum. Also, Melita and Steffi and other staff of Aster Nurture, thank you so much for the guides and lectures I received during the Mummy’s circle and Parents connect. Remain blessed.

Stella Charles

A warm THANK YOU from me and my wife for taking good care of everything especially From all the Doctors, Nurses during our stay and also of course from the members of Food and Beverage and House Keeping team. Job well done! "Thank you for treating us well".

Jerwin Regalado

The nurses are very helpful and attentive with my needs. Facilities are excellent too. the nurses are so accommodating and friendly… we are grateful to have our first baby here in Aster Mankhool Hospital… thumbs up to the doctors and nurses here.. Thank you so much :)

Fatimah Carumba

I sincerely want to thank the staff of Aster Hospital for their endless effort in making my visit a memorable experience. I want to thank Dr Caroline for been there for me, her advice really helped as a first time mum. Also, Melita and Steffi and other staff of Aster Nurture, thank you so much for the guides and lectures I received during the Mummy’s circle and Parents connect. Remain blessed.

Stella Charles

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