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Redefining
“RD”A look into the vastly expanding field of Nutrition and Dietetics
Jordyn Crane, Dietetic Intern
Objectives
Identify a few of the emerging trends in the field of nutrition and dietetics
Explore new career opportunities for Registered Dietitians
Develop strategies to advance and enhance our practice in the evolving field of dietetics
What do Registered Dietitians do?
Where do Registered Dietitians work?
What my coworkers
think I do
What society
thinks I do
What my patients
think I do
What Doctors think I do What I think I do What I really do...
Registered Dietitian
Traditional
Dietetics
• Clinical
• Food Service
• Community
Foundations of our
Practice
Expansion of our Practice
Policy
Research/ Education
Public Health
Private Practic
e
Business
Industry
International
Food Orgs.
Where to next?
Digital Era
Sustainability
Integrative & Functional
Nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food Sensitivity
Food and Menu Labeling
Retail Dietetics
Corporate Wellness
Emerging Trends in
Nutrition & Dietetics
Digital Era
Sustainability
Integrative &
Functional Nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food Sensitivities
Food and Menu Labeling
Retail Dietetics
Corporate Wellness
Emerging Trends in
Nutrition & Dietetics
Digital Era = Technology Centered Sharing of Information
The Challenges:
Oversaturation
Misinformation
Health “Experts”
Disconnected from
population
Constant Research
The Benefits:
Increased Access
Accountability
New business
opportunities
Become Internet Sensations
Telenutrition
Outpatient
Clinical
Private Practice
YouTube Channels
Podcasts
Websites
App Development
Social Media
Blogs
RD Career Advice
General Nutrition
Food Blogs
Myth Debunking
What can we do as RD’s…
The DGAC report defines sustainable diets as:
"a pattern of eating that
promotes health and well-being
and provides food security for the
present population while sustaining
human and natural resources for future
generations.”
Sustainability
Sustainable Diets
✓ Rapid Population
Increase
✓ Obesity Epidemic
✓ 15.8 million food
insecure households in
2015
✓ 50% of all produce is
thrown away in the U.S.
Why do we care as RD’s?
Un-sustainable Food System
Increased Public Environmental Awareness
Consumer Demand for Transparency
*Although we are not all agriculture and environmental experts, we are often the first line of communication when it comes to
concerns about food and food quality!
Current Issues:
Become Environmental Entrepreneurs
Stay Informed! AND Hunger and
Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group
Jobs in the “Field”
Farm to School/Food to Plate
Youth Garden Programs
Food Recover/Waste Programs
Teach Mindful Eating reduce personal
waste
Food Banks
Locally Sourcing
What can we do as RD’s…
http://www.hendpg.org/
Check it
out!
Integrative & Functional Nutrition
Integrative Medicine:
Multiple modalities of
healing and therapies:
Diet/Food/Nutrition
Supplement/herbs
Exercise/Yoga
Meditation
Acupuncture
Massage
Pharmaceuticals
Functional Medicine:
Nutrition is cornerstone
of Functional Medicine
Nutrition is prevention
oriented
Nutrition is therapeutic
Nutrients and foods are
seen as powerful multi-
targeted biological
response modifiers
Dietitians in Practice
The vision of the DIFM dietetic practice group is:
“to optimize health and healing through
integrative and functional medicine nutrition
practices” while “empowering members to be
leaders in personalized genomics, holistic care,
and integrative and functional nutrition therapies”
Become
Holistic Healers
We can we do as RD’s…
❖ Conferences• Integrative Healthcare
Symposium (HIS)
• International
Conference on Human
Nutrition and Functional
Medicine
❖ Websites• Environmental Working
Group
• National Center For
Complementary and
Integrative health
❖ Journals• IMCJ Integrative
Medicine: A Clinician’s
Journal
• Advances in Mind-Body
Medicine
Montana as a Model for Change
We need YOU to help
promote the nation-wide
evolution!
RD Action Steps
Growth
Involvement in the field
Increased Presence
Advocate for our
profession
Thank you!Questions?