Hüda Sevimli, Dietitian

Hüda Sevimli is a dietitian in the Nutrition & Diet unit at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. She has more than four years of experience in nutrition and diet and works with children, adolescents and adults whose medical situation calls for a structured nutritional plan. Her practice covers weight management in children and adolescents, nutrition for iron deficiency, nutrition for bedridden patients and nutrition during pregnancy.

Hüda Sevimli graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University in 2022. In 2024 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services and has since seen patients at the hospital in İstanbul, providing individual dietary assessment, written recommendations and follow-up appointments in which the plan is reviewed and adjusted as the patient’s circumstances change.

Clinical focus

A significant part of Hüda Sevimli’s work concerns weight management in children and adolescents. In this age group a dietary plan has to account for growth, school routines and family eating habits, and she works with parents as well as the young patient to set realistic, age-appropriate goals rather than restrictive targets. She also provides nutritional guidance for iron deficiency, reviewing the patient’s intake of iron-containing foods and the dietary factors that influence how iron is absorbed, and adjusting the diet in line with the patient’s laboratory results and the treatment prescribed by the treating physician.

Hüda Sevimli also advises on nutrition for bedridden patients, where the aim is to maintain adequate energy, protein and fluid intake, to support general condition during a period of immobility and to adapt food texture and meal timing to the patient’s situation and to the care available at home or in hospital. Her fourth area is pregnancy nutrition: she counsels expectant mothers on energy and nutrient requirements at different stages of pregnancy, on weight change within a range appropriate for the individual, and on dietary adjustments that may be needed as the pregnancy progresses. Recommendations in all of these areas are tailored to the individual and reviewed at follow-up.

How Hüda Sevimli works with international patients

Hüda Sevimli speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports — for example laboratory and pathology results, discharge summaries, operative notes and any relevant imaging reports such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound — and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing results and previous treatments, a clinical examination and assessment of nutritional status, and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, so a patient abroad can discuss their situation with Hüda Sevimli in Turkish or English before deciding whether to travel.