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Nutrition Fact Check
The Academy's Nutrition Fact Check summarizes today's best available science and evidence on hot topics in nutrition and provides practitioners with a scientific review paper, as well as information that can be shared with patients and clients.
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Food as Medicine Hub
Discover what FAM means in practice, access tools to support education and communication with consumers, and explore opportunities to learn from experts and actively engage in this expanding movement.
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Webinar
Lunch & Learn
Join us for a Lunch & Learn on January 15 from noon to 1 p.m. (Central time). This 45-minute presentation by Dr. Kushner, will get into detail about how to use the Six Factor approach with clients. Fifteen minutes will be allocated to Q&A. Leave the event ready to put what you learn into practice!
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Best of FNCE®
Discover our most popular and impactful sessions from this year's FNCE® all in one place. This curated collection features the highest-rated presentations, packed with expert insights and practical strategies.
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RESOURCES
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Hub
Learn how your fellow members are expanding equity and access across the profession, view resources and reading lists, read about the experiences and insights of peers, apply for opportunities through diversity awards and grants, watch videos and more.
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- Free access to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics online—including up to 12 CPEU
- MNT Works Toolkit: You play a vital role in advocating for increased access to and payment for MNT services
- Free profile in the Find a Nutrition Expert directory, where consumers match their needs to your service
Everyday Heroes in Nutrition and Dietetics
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The Power of Healing with Food
Xismari Collazo-Colon, RDN, LD, a telehealth dietitian, shares the power of helping veterans by providing the right care at the right time that works for them.
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Impacting Patient Lives through Nutrition
Keiy Murofushi, MS, RD, explains his role in spreading knowledge on the importance of nutrition to create change in one individual at a time.
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Combat Medic Dietitian Impacts Lives
Topacio A. Ortiz, RDN, LMNT, describes her journey from combat medic to working in COVID-19 operations during the pandemic, as well as her passion for nutrition.
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Creating Opportunities for Future Practitioners
Educator Jacqueline R. Berning, PhD, RD, CSSD, shares her story starting out in sports dietetics, building a new center for sports medicine and serving as chair of her university's health science department.
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Fueling Elite Student Athletes
Assistant director of performance nutrition at Texas A&M University, Jonathan Tanguay, MS, RDN, LD, fuels student athletes for peak performance.
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Inspiring Athletes through Sports Nutrition
Florida registered dietitian Kelsee Gomes, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CLT, shares how good nutrition inspires college football athletes and helps them prepare for games.
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Connecting through Culture and Diversity
Culture and entrepreneurship drive the work of registered dietitian Dezi Abeyta, RDN, as he builds a business and gives back to the Tucson community.
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Taking Care of Our Communities
Debbie Petitpain, MS, RDN, LDN, wellness director in South Carolina, explains the many facets of her role serving the community and collaborating across the health care team.
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Making Healthful Food Accessible
Qwamel Hanks, NDTR, works to fight hunger in America through outreach with the School Breakfast Program.
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Giving Back to the Dietetics Community
Mary Niewinski, MS, RDN, LDN, works to teach future credential practitioners in nutrition and dietetics and oversees a team of registered dietitian nutritionists in clinical nutrition.
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Preparing Patients for Transplants
Renal nutrition dietitian Megan Gutierrez, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN, shares her story on giving back in the clinical care setting.
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Health and Wellness with Telehealth
Telehealth dietitian Divya Aggarwal, MS, RDN, LD, explains how she helps clients achieve their goals as a health and wellness coach based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Interdisciplinary Roles of Nutrition in Education
Assistant professor and program director Arnetta Fletcher, PhD, RDN, LDN, helps to direct her university's strategic plan to ensure nutrition is a part of expanding programs.
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Food Science: An Instructor's Story
Food scientist Marie Colmerauer, MS, CFS, NDTR, educates students on using tools we all have to make food choices that are not only convenient, but nutritious.
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The Intersection of Nutrition and Mental Health
April N. Hackert, MS, RDN, CEDRD, shares her perspective of the impact food has on mental health as a registered dietitian nutritionist and psychiatric clinical researcher.
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Building Relationships in Private Practice
Lara Field, MS, RD, LDN, shares how her interest in pediatrics and nutrition helped her expand and grow her private practice to also provide services for adults.
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Providing Hope through Community Resources
Registered dietitian nutritionist Cicely Thomas MEd, RDN, LD, shares how she incorporated her personal experiences and love of nutrition into helping communities.
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Elevating Compassion in the Classroom
The director of a didactic program in nutrition and dietetics, Samantha M. Coogan, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, FAND, creates confidence in her students to become future leaders of the profession.
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