Ruth Petereit

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dietitian

AREAS OF ACTIVITY:

  • Weight correction with the help of nutrition
  • Prevention of chronic pain with the help of nutrition
  • Psychotherapy sessions

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTOR

Since 2018 – Dietology physician psychotherapist at Clinic AGATAS;
Since September 2008 Dietology physician at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences;
Since September 2014 Lecturer at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences;

2019 March – Basic training in motivational interviewing;
2019 February – Graduate of the Introductory Psychotherapy Course (Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy) at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) Behavioral Medicine Clinic (4800 hours);
2014 June 27 defended Doctoral degree in medical sciences “Nutrition habits, adherence to dietary recommendations and factors leading to weight loss and return after surgery”
2009 – 2013 Gastroenterology Doctorant at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences;
2005 – 2008 Dietology Residency at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital;

Petereit R, Kriaučionienė V, Maleckas A, Kupčinskas L. Patients' knowledge about nutrition and vitamin and mineral intake after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Lithuanian General Practitioner 2012;8:521-5.

Petereit R, Jonaitis L, Kupčinskas L, Maleckas A. Gastrointestinal symptoms and eating behavior among morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Medicine 2014;50(2):71-6.

Petereit R. Nutritional characteristics after obesity surgery. Conference "Principles of Obesity Treatment" 2013 April 9, Kaunas.
Petereit R. Nutritional therapy after surgical treatment of obesity. In the conference "Obesity treatment options" 2013 May 2, Vilnius.
Petereit R. Nutritional principles after surgical treatment of obesity. In the conference "Principles of Obesity Treatment" 2013. June 19, Panevėžys.

Petereit R. Pre- and post-operative diet of bariatric patients. 3rd Baltic Bariatric Symposium, November 22, 2013, Tallinn, Estonia.

On September 17, 2009, he participated in the seminar "On Clinical Nutrition Issues", presented a report "Clinical Nutrition in Medical Institutions".
In 2010, he participated in a project funded by the Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation: "The influence of dietary treatment on weight loss in obese patients after gastric bypass surgery", during which a genetic study was conducted to determine the frequency of the FTO gene single nucleotide polymorphism rs9939609 in a group of obese patients.
In 2011, he participated in the development of conventional and vegetarian diet plans for people of various activities.
In 2011, he participated in a project funded by the Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation: "The influence of genes encoding the central nervous system on body weight regulation after gastric bypass surgery", during which a genetic study was conducted to determine the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms of genes influencing appetite via the CNS, namely MCR4R (rs17782313) and SH2B1 (rs7498665), in a group of obese patients.
In 2014, he prepared and delivered 10 lectures for pharmaceutical specialists on the following topics: "Basic principles of healthy nutrition", "Food pyramid", "Food products and calorie amounts", "Individual measurement of muscle and fat amounts".
In 2014-2015, he prepared and delivered 5 lectures on "Principles of Healthy Nutrition".
In 2014-2015, he prepared and conducted 5 sessions on the topic "Principles of Clinical Nutrition".
In 2015, he prepared and delivered 11 lectures for pharmaceutical specialists on the following topics: "Basic Principles of Healthy Nutrition", "Food Pyramid", "Food Products and Calorie Amounts", "Individual Measurement of Muscle and Fat Amounts".
In 2015, he prepared a scientific report "Mother and Child Nutrition in the First 1000 Days" and conducted practical seminars in 13 Lithuanian cities.
In 2016, he gave a scientific presentation on the topic "Nutritional Insufficiency in the First 1000 Days" in 13 cities in Lithuania.
In 2016, he prepared a scientific report "Nutritional Features for the Prevention of Heart Disease" and conducted practical seminars in Kaunas, Marijampolė, and Kalvarija.
Since 2016. January 22. - President of the Lithuanian Dietetic Society, and since September 2016 - President of the Lithuanian Overweight and Obesity Association "Lobesity". Author and co-author of peer-reviewed scientific publications, lecturer at local and international conferences, member of the working groups of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
Since September 2019, member of the Lithuanian Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association.

Multidisciplinary pain management, Austria, 2017;
Skane University Hospital, Sweden, 2013;
Reykjavik University Hospital, Iceland, 2012.