Decoding the MAHA Report: A call to action for dietitians
The recently released Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment from the Trump administration’s MAHA Commission presents a stark reality that should compel every health and wellness professional to reassess. American… Read more
RD Close Up: Emily Santanna of Weis Markets
You may recognize Emily Santanna, M.Ed., RDN, LDN, from a March ARC Health and Wellness Community webinar, but under a different last name. Santanna was recently married and has new… Read more
RD Close Up: Pooja Patel of ShopRite
Pooja Patel, MS, RD, CDN, knew she wanted to be a dietitian at 16 years old. She grew up in an Indian household where the female cultural beauty standard was… Read more
RD Close Up: Andrew Akhaphong of Mackenthun’s Fine Foods
Before working as a retail dietitian, Andrew Akhaphong, MS, RD, LD, CPT, CSCS, worked as a clinical dietitian for six years for skilled nursing facilities in transitional care units. However,… Read more
RD Close Up: Simon Sum of Herbalife
When Simon Sum, DCN, RD, ACSM-CPT, ACSM-EIM, FAND, was a teenager, he struggled to gain weight. He was indulging in various cuisines, but nothing was working. Thus began his interest… Read more
Adapting to the new school lunch guidelines: Implications for parents and dietitians
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published its final rule on its updates to the School Nutrition Standards, which takes effect July 1. This recent overhaul of federal guidelines for… Read more
ARCast Special Health & Wellness Episode ft. Kelsey Butler, MS, RDN, RD Ambassador
Careers can take you down several paths. Kelsey has followed many of them. Tune in to learn about how she has built her toolkit to enhance the ARC Health &… Read more
In Memory of Kara (Behlke) Ungerman
RDBA mourns the loss of an industry leader, an esteemed dietitian and friend to all who met her. Kara Elizabeth (Behlke) Ungerman passed away due to complications after giving birth… Read more
Association of Retail and Consumer Professionals Acquires Retail Dietitians Business Alliance
The Association for Retail and Consumer Professionals (ARC) has acquired the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance (RDBA). RDBA was founded by Phil Lempert in 2012 to help support and connect registered… Read more