To find a good dietitian, remember to check out www.eatright.org and find a dietitian in your area. However, dietitians specialize just like other health care providers. To find a dietitian who specializes in sports, check out www.scandpg.org!
This is easy if you have access to a computer. Go to the website www.eatright.org. You'll see a lovely page that states "Food and Nutrition Information You Can Trust". On the right side of the page is a box that reads Find a Dietitian. Click on that box. A disclaimer will appear. Read it, and if you agree, click on the "I agree" box. The next page appearing will be a map of the world (We are everywhere!). In the top left corner of this page is a box where you can enter your postal zip code. Enter your zip code and what appears to be fat green explanation points with a black dot in the middle will appear. Click on the exclamation points and a picture of a dietitian, their specialty practice/area of expertise, and contact information will appear.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has a link on their homepage in the right top corner http://www.eatright.org/ to quickly find an RD in your area or an area close by. You can get in touch with any of these RDs who may also be able to suggest other RDs as well if they cannot provide the service you are looking for.
You can find a good dietitian many ways:
- Ask your doctor for a referral to a registered dietitian.
- Go to the website of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (www.eatright.org). They have find a dietitian section.
- Look into yellow pages.
- Internet search
- Ask a friend
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