Real World Nutrition News You Can Use

There is a lot of misinformation about nutrition. And nothing in this field is black-or-white, yes-or-no, but many shades of gray and a lot of “it depends.” So, my goal is to help clear up some of that misinformation with some snark, entertainment, and facts (with some opinion thrown in).

Many of these topics come from interactions with the public, friends, clients, and students. I see sheer misinformation about the science of nutrition, and I do my best to clear things up one blog post at a time.

If you have a topic you are wondering about, let me know.

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Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/22/21 Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/22/21

More Than a Number on the Scale: Measuring Healthy Weight

People often use the number on the scale to assess their weight and have a number in mind for their healthy weight. But there is more than just weight that helps evaluate and figure a healthy weight.

Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/19/21 Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/19/21

Do You Hear What You Want to Hear?

Are you honest with your health care provider? Are they being clear with you?

Both sides need to get better at communicating, getting clearer with what they mean, and being more honest with themselves and their healthcare providers.

Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/17/21 Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/17/21

Dimensions of Wellness: Social Wellness

Support your social wellness this week by reaching out with a text, a phone call, or a card in the mail to one person each day this week. Just to say, “hello.

Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/15/21 Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/15/21

Losing Weight is Easy. Keeping it off is hard.

Most people know that it is effortless to gain weight: one major holiday, a celebration, a vacation, a global pandemic, eating while “binge-watching” anything, or any number of things.

Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/12/21 Shelley Rael, MS RDN 2/12/21

How Many Calories Do You Need? It depends.

I often hear in media stories the number of calories a person should have based on just the fact that someone is a man or a woman. I hate this because this is just too general to suggest that ALL women have the same calorie needs or that ALL men do.