A registered dietitian is the only nutrition professional legally able to provide medical nutrition therapy in South Africa. Anja works from your bloods, your history and — importantly — the food you already cook.
Roughly two thirds of the people who see Anja come without a referral. These are the reasons they most often give.
Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes
Type 1 diabetes and carb counting
High cholesterol and blood pressure
Irritable bowel syndrome and low-FODMAP
Reflux, bloating and food intolerance
Coeliac disease
Weight loss and weight gain
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrition
Fussy eating and childhood growth
Iron deficiency and anaemia
Sports and endurance nutrition
Not on the list? Phone reception on 021 300 4590 — if dietetics is not the right starting point we will say so, and point you at whoever is.
Your first appointment
An hour, and no meal plan handed to you at the end.
The first consultation runs a full hour. Anja takes a medical and weight history, goes through your recent bloods if you have them, and spends most of the time on what you actually eat in an ordinary week — including the parts people usually leave out.
Bring your bloods if you have them.Anything from the last six months helps — HbA1c, lipids, iron studies, thyroid. If you don't have any, we will tell you what to ask your GP for.
Body composition, if it is useful.Bioelectrical impedance is included in the initial consultation where it adds something. It is not used to make anyone feel worse.
You leave with two or three changes.Not a printed 1,400-calorie plan. Changes you can make this week, and a review date to see whether they held.
Dietetics fees
Published, and the same for everyone.
We submit directly to most medical-aid schemes. Where your plan covers dietetics from a savings or day-to-day benefit, you pay only the shortfall.
Consultations
Initial consultationR1,15060 minutes. Full history, dietary assessment and body composition where useful.
Follow-up consultationR68030 minutes. Usually every 4–6 weeks at the start, then further apart.
Extended follow-upR88045 minutes, for complex cases or where a plan needs rebuilding.
Body composition assessment onlyR450For existing patients tracking progress between consultations.
Corporate wellness programmeOn quoteQuoted per head. See corporate wellness.
Fees include the written plan and one follow-up question by email or WhatsApp between appointments. How medical-aid billing works →
Who you'll see
Your dietitian.
Registered Dietitian
Anja Meiring
BSc Dietetics (Stellenbosch), MNutr
Fourteen years in clinical and private practice, with a particular interest in diabetes, gut health and nutrition through pregnancy. Consults in Afrikaans and English.
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This page is information, not a diagnosis. Nothing here replaces an individual assessment by a registered practitioner, and no outcome is promised or implied. If you are acutely unwell, or your symptoms are new and severe, contact your doctor or your nearest emergency department.