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Registered Dietitian

What is a Registered Dietitian (RD)?

A registered dietitian is a food and nutrition expert who has met the minimum academic and professional requirements to qualify for the credential "RD." 

What are the academic and professional requirements?
  • Receive a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
  • Complete an accredited supervised practice program, for typically 6 to 12 months, at a health-care facility, community agency or a foodservice corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies.
  • Pass a national examination administered by the Commission of Dietetic Registration.
  • Complete continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
What to expect at your initial consult with your Registered Dietitian?
  • Discuss your personal diet history.
  • Address your nutrition questions and concerns.
  • Provide you the nutrition education and tools you need to make positive changes to your nutritional health.
  • Perform a Body Composition Analysis, to determine your percent fat and lean body mass, using Bioelectrical Impedance.
  • Set attainable short-term goals.
What to expect at your follow up visit?
  • Review your food log.
  • Assess you nutrition progress.
  • Address your questions and concerns.
  • Revaluate your Body Composition and discuss the changes.
What to expect at your final evaluation?
  • Set long term nutritional goals.
  • Provide you with any additional education and tools you need to meet your nutritional goals.
  • Evaluate your Body Composition and observe the changes.
As a Registered Dietitian it is our job to provide you with practical and up to date nutrition information to help you reach your goals and optimize your health.

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."
- La Rochefoucauld
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