It's Registered Dietitian Day! Celebrate National Nutrition Month by focusing on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. ? My goal has always been to help people enjoy eating for better health. I’m passionate about getting the facts about food [...]
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The number of registered dietitians has grown five fold since 1969, and there are now about 100,000 registered dietitian nutritionists. About half of those hold advanced degrees, and many specialize. Registered Dietitian [...]
Recently my colleagues had a funny email exchange about all of the various names we've been called over the years. I'm sure that dietitians aren't the only health professionals who laugh about this - as I'm sure anyone wearing a white lab coat in a hospital has a [...]
There seems to be a bit of a turf war going on - who should you trust to give you nutrition advice? A newscaster? A doctor? A scientist? A magazine? An herbalist? A babe or some other self-proclaimed nutrition expert? People generally believe what they want to believe, but [...]
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics just announced this week that they have approved the (currently) optional credential "RDN" for use by all Registered Dietitians (RD) credentialed by the Commisssion of Dietetic Registration. This is a hot topic among RDs right now, and, as with any change, there [...]
Today is Registered Dietitian's Day®. This is a day that's celebrated during National Nutrition Month® that highlights the work of the registered dietitian (RD) as part of the health care team and part of the food and nutrition industry. What's a dietitian? Dietitians minimally have Bachelor Degrees in [...]
I had to the opportunity to meet with some of my state district's legislators recently to share some insights about the future of my profession. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently passed a bill that excluded registered dietitians and psychologists from providing intensive nutrition therapy [...]