Clinical nutrition · Panama City

First, we measure.
Then we recommend.

Most eating plans begin with an assumption. Mine begins with your body composition measured segment by segment: fat mass, skeletal muscle mass, intracellular water and phase angle.

Book a consultation How the method works
BSc Nutrition & Dietetics · UIPseca mBCA Alpha system21 days of follow-up
Segmental analysis · seca mBCA AlphaSMM kg
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Phase angle

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Intracellular / total water

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Illustrative values — not from a real patient

Three phases. One logic: data first.

In consultation, decisions are made with data: every recommendation is backed by your lab results and measurements, and I explain each result so you understand the why behind your process.

Phase 01 · In person

High-precision assessment and diagnosis

  • Nutritional history. Detailed interview covering your habits, preferences, schedule and current lifestyle.
  • Medical bioimpedance analysis. Body composition assessment with the seca mBCA Alpha system: fat mass, skeletal muscle mass and hydration status measured with scientific precision.
  • Functional assessment. Muscle strength and neuromuscular health measured by hand dynamometry.
  • Educational session. Thorough, personalised interpretation of your body composition results.
Phase 02 · Deliverables

Practical tools for daily life

  • Nutritional design. A 100 % personalised eating plan adapted to your daily routine and physical goals.
  • Exclusive recipe book. Meal ideas and practical inspiration so your food stays varied and enjoyable.
  • Supplementation protocol. A structured guide to assess whether you need supplements, or to correct the doses of those you already take.
  • Hydration strategy. A personalised guide to optimise fluid levels according to your daily activity.
  • Smart shopping guide. Applied recommendations that make food selection at the supermarket faster and better.
Phase 03 · Follow-up

Ongoing monitoring and support

  • Daily accompaniment. Close support and real-time answers via WhatsApp for 21 continuous days.
Every plan is built from real food, portioned according to your measurement
Every plan is built from real food, portioned according to your measurement

Three ways to start

I see adults aged 18 to 59. If you are not sure which one fits, message me and we settle it in two messages.

01

Adult nutrition care

Health optimisation, body recomposition and complete nutritional education, for people who do not yet carry a diagnosis but want to protect their metabolism before one arrives.

  • Metabolic prevention and longevity: If you want to proactively reduce the risk of chronic disease — type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia — by controlling low-grade inflammation and cardiovascular health.
  • Intelligent body recomposition: If your goal is to reduce fat tissue while preserving or gaining muscle, understanding muscle as your main organ of metabolic protection.
  • Food education and autonomy: If you want to learn to feed yourself on scientific grounds, free of extreme restriction, spotting false health labelling and correcting hidden malnutrition.

What it includes

  • Nutritional history
  • Medical bioimpedance analysis
  • Functional assessment
  • Educational session
  • Nutritional design
  • Exclusive recipe book
  • Supplementation protocol
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02

Advanced nutrition consulting

Metabolic optimisation and whole-health regulation grounded in clinical evidence, for the treatment, control and remission of already diagnosed conditions.

  • Metabolic and endocrine disorders: Insulin resistance. Prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dyslipidaemia. Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.
  • Body composition and cardiovascular health: Obesity and clinical overweight. Sarcopenia, meaning loss of muscle mass and strength. Arterial hypertension.
  • Inflammatory and intestinal disease: Coeliac disease. Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Short bowel syndrome.

What it includes

  • Clinical history
  • Medical bioimpedance analysis
  • Functional assessment
  • Educational intervention
  • Nutritional design
  • Specialised clinical guide
  • Supplementation protocol
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03

Body composition assessment

High-precision metabolic diagnosis through medical bioimpedance and anthropometry, with a one-to-one interpretation session and your report in PDF.

  • Baseline anthropometric assessment: Clinical height measurement with a medical-precision stadiometer and determination of real body weight, free of dead weight from accessories or heavy clothing.
  • Advanced seca mBCA Alpha analysis: Computerised assessment using the reference standard in medical bioimpedance. It segments the body and quantifies subcutaneous and visceral fat mass, skeletal muscle mass by limb and trunk, total body water separating intracellular from extracellular, and phase angle as an indicator of cellular integrity.
  • Clinical interpretation consultation: A one-to-one educational session where I explain clearly what each chart and parameter means, we correlate results with your current health status to identify areas for optimisation, and you receive your high-resolution digital medical report by email or WhatsApp.

What it includes

  • Baseline anthropometric assessment
  • Advanced seca mBCA Alpha analysis
  • Clinical interpretation consultation
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Conditions I treat

Each has its own page with the specific nutritional approach, what the evidence supports and what it does not.

Metabolic and endocrine disorders

Body composition and cardiovascular health

Inflammatory and intestinal disease

Digestive health and disorders

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Kevin A. Zhong, RD

I hold a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Universidad Interamericana de Panamá. Beyond measuring body composition, I work directly with your blood test results: the whole nutritional treatment is built on those results.

I practise in Spanish, English and Mandarin. For many families in Panama’s Chinese community, language is still what separates a useful consultation from half a consultation, and that barrier should not exist when your health is at stake.

  • BSc in Nutrition and DieteticsUniversidad Interamericana de Panamá
  • Diploma in Malabsorption Syndrome and Nutritional Management of Digestive DisordersPostgraduate training
  • International certificate in Biochemical Test InterpretationInternational certification
  • MSc in eHealthUniversidad Europea de Madrid — in progress
Kevin A. Zhong in the corridor of The Panama Clinic, Panama City
The Panama Clinic · Panama City
Functional assessment instruments
Functional assessment instruments Reference photo

What I explain in clinic, in writing

Articles on body composition, metabolic health and clinical nutrition, written for patients rather than for colleagues.

Salmon, half an avocado and a small jug of olive oil seen from above
Metabolic health

High cholesterol: what it actually means and what to eat to lower it

Why total cholesterol is an incomplete figure, what symptoms it really causes and which dietary changes help.

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Measuring scoop and a bowl of creatine powder
Supplementation

Creatine: what it actually does and how to take it

What creatine is, what the evidence says about dosing and women, and why it is not the same as creatinine.

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Bowls of raw lentils, chickpeas and black beans
Metabolic health

Insulin resistance diet: what to eat and how to know you are improving

How to detect it before diagnosis, how to structure carbohydrates and why losing weight badly makes it worse.

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Hand electrodes of the medical bioimpedance analyser
Body composition

Body composition analysis: electrical bioimpedance

What an electrical bioimpedance body composition analysis measures, how to prepare and which parameters matter.

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Plate of grilled chicken breast and rice next to a dumbbell
Recomposition

Losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time: what is possible and what is being sold to you

What body recomposition is, how it is planned for each person and why the scale cannot detect it.

Read article →
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Frequently asked questions

Fees vary considerably depending on the type of consultation and what it includes. In my case investment depends on the service, because each includes different deliverables: a body composition assessment with interpretation is not the same as a full clinical consultation with a record, a personalised plan and 21 days of follow-up. Message me on WhatsApp telling me what you need and I will confirm the detail. A $20.00 deposit secures your slot and is deducted from the total.

It is a medical-grade bioimpedance body composition analyser. Unlike a domestic or gym scale, it segments the body and quantifies subcutaneous and visceral fat mass separately, skeletal muscle mass in each limb and the trunk, total body water separating intracellular from extracellular, and phase angle. Detail in this article.

Yes. A strict 4-hour fast is required before the appointment, covering solids and liquids: please do not drink water during that window either, because it alters the bioimpedance readings. You must also avoid exercise, caffeine and alcohol for the previous 24 hours.

Not with bioimpedance. People with a pacemaker or another implanted electronic device — or one attached to the body, such as an insulin pump — and pregnant women must not undergo bioimpedance assessment. Tell me when booking and we assess with alternative methods: the consultation goes ahead as normal.

Both. In-person consultations run Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and online consultations on Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The body composition assessment requires physical presence because it depends on contact with the device electrodes.

Yes, at no extra cost, with a minimum of 24 hours notice. Note that once the booking deposit or full payment has been processed, no refunds are issued for patient cancellation. If I am the one unable to attend, you freely choose between priority rescheduling or a full refund.

Yes. I see patients in Spanish, English and Mandarin, and all your plan materials can be delivered in the language you prefer. You can read this entire site in 中文.

Adults aged 18 to 59. If your case falls outside that range, message me anyway and I will point you to the right professional.

Your body already holds the data.
Let us read it.

Message me on WhatsApp telling me what brings you, and we will arrange your assessment. If you do not know which service fits, say exactly that and we will sort it out in two messages.

Consultation hours
  • In-person consultationsMon – Fri · 09:00 – 18:00
  • Online consultationsSaturday · 09:00 – 14:00
  • Payment processingWithin consultation hours
  • Booking deposit$20.00 advance deposit
  • ReschedulingFree with 24 h notice
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