American Dietetic Association
Who is Your RD? To Mark First Registered Dietitian Day, American Dietetic Association Urges Everyone to Start Having an Annual 'Nutrition Checkup'
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 24th, 2008
"In the same way that you have a physician whom you see regularly to manage your medical needs, everyone should also see an RD routinely for help in managing your nutritional needs," says registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokesperson Joan Salge Blake.
Salge Blake encourages all consumers to mark National Nutrition Month and the first annual Registered Dietitian Day on March 10, 2008, by establishing an ongoing relationship with the food and nutrition expert, an RD.
"Through annual visits to a registered dietitian for a 'nutrition checkup,'...
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