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What is a
Registered
Dietitian?
A registered dietitian (RD) or registered
dietitian nutritionist (RDN) has
completed multiple layers of education,
training, rigorous registration exams,
and ongoing continuing professional
education.
How Can a
Registered
Dietitian Help
My Practice?
What do Registered
Dietitians Do?
Registered Dietitians...
Conduct a comprehensive nutrition assessment
Determine a nutrition diagnosis, plan and
implement a nutrition intervention
Monitor and evaluate the patient’s progress
over subsequent visits.
Medical Nutritional Therapy Conduct
(MNT) is used by a RD.
To provide nutrition education and counseling
for disease prevention and the management of
chronic conditions
To counsel clients on behavioral and lifestyle
changes to impact long-term eating habits and
health
To improve a patient's health and well-being
To increase patient satisfaction levels through
decreased hospitalizations and reduced
prescription drug use
Who should I refer to a
Registered Dietitian?
RDs provide MNT and other nutrition services for a
variety of diseases and conditions including:
Abnormal Nutrition-related Lab Values
Cardiovascular Diseases: hypertension, dyslipidemia,
congestive heart failure
Diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, Gestational
Disease Prevention: general wellness
Food Allergies/Intolerances
GI Disorders: celiac disease, cirrhosis, crohn’s disease
Immuno-Compromise Related Conditions
Oncology
Pressure Ulcers
Renal Disease
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Weight Management: overweight/obesity, postbariatric surgery, significant unplanned weight
change, underweight, failure to thrive
Women’s Health: pregnancy, osteoporosis, anemia,
breastfeeding nutrition