Feature Article
National Nutrition Month
 

March is National Nutrition Month. Because everyone has different dietary needs, UT Health’s registered dietician, Stephanie De Leon, shares her top 10 reasons for meeting with a registered dietician.


Top 10 reasons for meeting with a registered dietician.

  1. You have diabetes, high blood pressure or cardiovascular concerns.
  2. You want to improve your performance in sports.
  3. You want a nutritious, healthy plan for weight loss.
  4. You want to learn how to eat healthier when you have to “grab and go.”
  5. You want to create realistic health and nutrition goals.
  6. You want to learn how to accurately read nutrition labels.
  7. You want to learn how to eat healthy at restaurants.
  8. You need healthy meal plans that you and your whole family will enjoy.
  9. You want to improve on your meal and snack selections.
  10. You want to learn about what the American Diabetes Association and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommend for nutrition and diabetes.

Stephanie De Leon is a registered and licensed dietitian board-certified in sports dietetics, is now accepting new patients at UT Health Physicians. She is also a certified diabetes educator ready to help people with diabetes or pre-diabetes live long, healthy lives.

 

To schedule an appointment, call 210-450-9050.

 

 

 

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