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What people eat has a direct impact on health outcomes, yet changing food consumption patterns in the United States create growing challenges for chronic disease prevention and management. In 2024, food-away-from-home expenditures accounted for 58.9% of total food expenditures, a record high, reflecting a continued shift toward meals…
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Since 1993, Becky Dorner & Associates has provided CDR-approved continuing education programs and publications that empower healthcare professionals to deliver excellent care.
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Share Some Love — It’s American Heart Month!
In honor of American Heart Month, we’re sharing helpful articles and resources so you can share them with your patients and clients. Let’s focus on increasing awareness and preventing heart…
Read MoreShare Some Love — It’s American Heart Month!
In honor of American Heart Month, we’re sharing helpful articles and resources so you can share them with your patients and clients.…
Nutrition News for February
Malnutrition is a life-threatening condition that drastically diminishes a person’s quality of life. As nutrition professionals, we play a vital role in screening, identifying and intervening for those with malnutrition…
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Malnutrition is a life-threatening condition that drastically diminishes a person’s quality of life. As nutrition professionals, we play a vital role in…
January’s Note from Becky
Happy New Year! I sincerely hope you enjoyed the holidays with your friends and family and are feeling ready for this new year ahead of us. I always love starting…
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Happy New Year! I sincerely hope you enjoyed the holidays with your friends and family and are feeling ready for this new…
Food, Fitness and Embracing Life Leads to Healthy Aging
Eating nutritious foods and getting plenty of physical activity is a foundation of being healthy at any age. Research supports healthy eating, fitness and overall outlook on life as keys…
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Eating nutritious foods and getting plenty of physical activity is a foundation of being healthy at any age. Research supports healthy eating,…
News in Nutrition and Aging for January
January marks the start of a new year, which means a new opportunity to excel. Start the new year off right by educating yourself on the latest news in nutrition…
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January marks the start of a new year, which means a new opportunity to excel. Start the new year off right by…
Your Healthy Future Begins in 2020
Many people have a goal in mind to live a long and healthy life. The best time to start is now, so let’s start with 2020! The articles below explore…
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Many people have a goal in mind to live a long and healthy life. The best time to start is now, so…
Why Should Older Adults Focus on Fiber?
Digestion plays a vital role in our overall health and wellbeing, and fiber is the key to maintaining regulrity and avoiding constipation. Is there a link between irregularity and aging?…
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Digestion plays a vital role in our overall health and wellbeing, and fiber is the key to maintaining regulrity and avoiding constipation.…
December’s Note from Becky
From everyone at Becky Dorner & Associates, we’re wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with heartwarming memories and nutritious, delicious food. Let’s help our clients and patients have an…
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From everyone at Becky Dorner & Associates, we’re wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with heartwarming memories and nutritious, delicious food. …
News in Aging for December
We’re keeping up on the latest news in the nutrition industry so that you can, too! There’s new research that suggests senior cohousing has significant benefits that help fight the…
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We’re keeping up on the latest news in the nutrition industry so that you can, too! There’s new research that suggests senior…
Giving the Gift of Food and Nutrition
Sharon’s mother Bess is 84 years old and still lives independently in her own home. She likes to cook simple meals, go out to eat with friends and play bridge.…
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Sharon’s mother Bess is 84 years old and still lives independently in her own home. She likes to cook simple meals, go…
Holiday Tips for Nutrition Professionals
With the holidays right around the corner, food will likely play a big role in many celebrations and gatherings. But let’s not to forget the importance of nutrition and food…
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With the holidays right around the corner, food will likely play a big role in many celebrations and gatherings. But let’s not…
Praise for Becky Dorner & Associates
The strength of this CPE program is how easily translatable the data is to clinical practice. The course provides specific data about which food groups included in a low-fat vegan diet provide the most benefits to body weight and fat mass reduction,…
Low-Fat Vegan Diet and Metabolic Health in Overweight Adults
Cassie Christopher, MD, RDN
Becky Dorner & Associates provide invaluable continuing education for nutrition professionals. Their courses cover many current and relevant nutrition topics that will help practitioners maintain up-to-date knowledge and expertise.
Aimee Shea, MPH, RDN, CCMS, LD
This continuing education program reviews critical aspects of the science of obesity, thoroughly examining the diverse mechanisms involved in body weight regulation. It is an opportune course for nutrition professionals, as the use of weight loss medications continues to expand. The case…
Weight Management in the Era of GLP-1s: Diet, Dopamine, and Drug Therapy
Aimee Shea, MPH, RDN, CCMS, LD
Muscle health is increasingly recognized as a key factor in preventing chronic diseases and this course focuses on this topic while equipping dietitians to take a more preventive, whole-body approach to nutrition care.
Muscle Matters: Your First Defense Against Disease
Doreen Rodo, MEd, RDN, LD
This course provides the most current and pertinent information on the consumption of ultra-processed foods and cognitive health in aging individuals. I haven’t seen much information on this subject matter and every RDN should add this to their education arsenal.
Ultra-Processed Food and Older Adult Cognitive Health Self-Study Course
Sue Linja, RDN, LD
The information provided in this course reinforces physical activity as a tried-and-true lifestyle factor that dietetics professionals should be encouraging to patients as means to prevent and manage chronic illness like hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Using Physical Activity as a First Step to Treat Elevated Blood Pressure or Cholesterol Short Course
Jonathan Gonzalez, MS, RD, LD
Becky Dorner & Associates courses such as The MIND Diet for Brain Health course, are high quality providing registered dietitian nutritionists and other health care professionals cutting edge, scientific, evidence-based nutrition information to better serve their audience.
The MIND Diet for Brain Health Course
Emma Fogt, EdD, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND
I recommend this course and required reading because it makes a good CPE program for dietitians wanting to be more informed about the various aspects of intensive diabetes management. It focuses not only on nutrition therapy for diabetes, but also the larger…
Making Sense of Intensive Diabetes Management Course
Casey Seiden, MS, RD, CDCES
I think this would make a great CPE program. Probiotics are a hot topic, and patients are always asking questions on usage, specific strains, etc. As a GI dietitian, I am often overwhelmed with all of the literature available relating to probiotics.…
Using Probiotics for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Short Course
Stephanie Send, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC
The required reading includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, patient education, and some summaries of the Nutrition Care Process. The self study course is easy to interpret and understand while reflecting various disease processes that the RDN might encounter…
Guidelines for Clinical Nutrition Care: Essential Information for Nutrition Professionals
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