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I coach people with heart disease, diabetes, people who want to eat more plants to benefit their health + vegans and vegetarians who want to tackle new goals such as weight loss, muscle building and balanced eating.
Hey there, I’m Katie, registered dietitian and personal trainer excited to help you achieve long term health and happiness. I love to help my clients lose weight, improve their relationship with food, gain muscle and finally feel confident about their food and exercise choices. My specialties are heart health, weight management, and plant based diets. I use a holistic approach to promote lifelong health and create a completely personalized plan to suit your unique lifestyle and goals.
I coach people with heart disease, diabetes, people who want to eat more plants to benefit their health + vegans and vegetarians who want to tackle new goals such as weight loss, muscle building and balanced eating.
Hey there, I’m Katie, registered dietitian and personal trainer excited to help you achieve long term health and happiness. I love to help my clients lose weight, improve their relationship with food, gain muscle and finally feel confident about their food and exercise choices. My specialties are heart health, weight management, and plant based diets. I use a holistic approach to promote lifelong health and create a completely personalized plan to suit your unique lifestyle and goals.
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Sofia Colantuono
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90006 (Online Only)
She also works with clients interested in Heart Health, Body Image concerns, vegan/vegetarian diets, and others areas.
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
She also works with clients interested in Heart Health, Body Image concerns, vegan/vegetarian diets, and others areas.
Sofia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in working with adults and adolescents with Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Digestive issues (IBS, IBD, Low FODMAP), Hormonal Imbalances (PCOS, etc.), and interested in Sports Nutrition. Sofia is passionate about helping others build a positive relationship with food and their bodies. Nutrition is not one-size-fits all, and Sofia believes in the importance of having a client-centered approach and providing personalized nutrition care. Her past experiences have driven her desire to help others reach lifestyle changes in a sustainable and practical way.
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Carter Hall Lifestyle
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90036 (Online Only)
I specialize in addressing weight management; gastrointestinal issues (GERD, IBS, Celiac Disease, constipation); food intolerances and sensitivities; sports performance nutrition; heart heath and diabetes.
Looking for a more personalized approach in achieving positive lifestyle balance? Carter Hall Lifestyle can provide you accountability and support in your effort to maintain long-term healthy lifestyle changes. Regain control of your health and wellness by developing the skills you need to make a lifelong impact. Let’s work together to build a solid foundation of healthy eating practices, daily physical activity and consistent self-care so that you may truly live your best life!
I specialize in addressing weight management; gastrointestinal issues (GERD, IBS, Celiac Disease, constipation); food intolerances and sensitivities; sports performance nutrition; heart heath and diabetes.
Looking for a more personalized approach in achieving positive lifestyle balance? Carter Hall Lifestyle can provide you accountability and support in your effort to maintain long-term healthy lifestyle changes. Regain control of your health and wellness by developing the skills you need to make a lifelong impact. Let’s work together to build a solid foundation of healthy eating practices, daily physical activity and consistent self-care so that you may truly live your best life!
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Bailie Devlin
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MD, RD, LD
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90009 (Online Only)
Specialties include: General Health, Weight Loss/Gain, PCOS, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Hypothyroidism, Eating Disorders, and Heart Health.
Bailie is a Registered Dietitian with experience in weight loss, eating disorders and performance nutrition. She believes food is medicine and is dedicated to helping you create a positive relationship with food and movement while working together towards your goals. Bailie believes nutrition is not one size fits all and works with the patient to develop customized care based on the their goals, needs and lifestyle.
Specialties include: General Health, Weight Loss/Gain, PCOS, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Hypothyroidism, Eating Disorders, and Heart Health.
Bailie is a Registered Dietitian with experience in weight loss, eating disorders and performance nutrition. She believes food is medicine and is dedicated to helping you create a positive relationship with food and movement while working together towards your goals. Bailie believes nutrition is not one size fits all and works with the patient to develop customized care based on the their goals, needs and lifestyle.
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Catherine Brown
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RDN, CDN, MS
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Catherine provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment to cultivate a relationship with food that nourishes and heals the body while supporting mental wellbeing. Specialties include weight neutral care, eating disorders, intuitive eating, integrative and functional nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, gerontology, trauma informed care, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and more.
Catherine provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment to cultivate a relationship with food that nourishes and heals the body while supporting mental wellbeing. Specialties include weight neutral care, eating disorders, intuitive eating, integrative and functional nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, gerontology, trauma informed care, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and more.
![Photo of Anne Suelzer, RDN, LDN, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/806fb122-b805-4309-8aed-c1ddc2d78782/2/320x400.jpeg)
Specialties include Vegan/Vegetarian, Anti-inflammatory Nutrition, Heart Health, Hormonal Imbalances, GI Conditions (IBS and IBD), GERD (Acid Reflux), Diabetes, Crohn’s, PCOS, Pre/Post Natal Nutrition, Kidney Disease, Weight Management, High Cholesterol, Ulcerative Colitis, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Hyper/Hypo-Thyroidism, Candida Overgrowth.
Anne is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to help them make healthy and sustainable diet changes that support their lifestyle and hormonal health. She understands food’s crucial role in balancing hormones and believes in the power of evidence-based research to guide her practice. Anne is particularly interested in the gut-brain connection and how it influences overall well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consuming whole foods that nourish the body and believes that access to nutritious food should be available to all.
Specialties include Vegan/Vegetarian, Anti-inflammatory Nutrition, Heart Health, Hormonal Imbalances, GI Conditions (IBS and IBD), GERD (Acid Reflux), Diabetes, Crohn’s, PCOS, Pre/Post Natal Nutrition, Kidney Disease, Weight Management, High Cholesterol, Ulcerative Colitis, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Hyper/Hypo-Thyroidism, Candida Overgrowth.
Anne is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to help them make healthy and sustainable diet changes that support their lifestyle and hormonal health. She understands food’s crucial role in balancing hormones and believes in the power of evidence-based research to guide her practice. Anne is particularly interested in the gut-brain connection and how it influences overall well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consuming whole foods that nourish the body and believes that access to nutritious food should be available to all.
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Jessica Kruzan
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RD, RDN
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90011 (Online Only)
Specialties include working with clients that are interested in Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Infertility Nutrition, Hormonal Imbalances, PCOS, Pre/Post Partum, Oncology, Heart Health, Intuitive Eating, Gestational diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Weight Management, Vegan/Vegetarian Diets, Thyroid Diagnosis, Anti-Inflammation Diets, and other areas.
Jessica specializes in working with PCOS, Disordered/Eating Disorders, Infertility Nutrition, Pre/Post Partum, Hormonal Imbalances, and other areas. She believes that a diet should not only support someone’s physical health, but their social, emotional, and mental health as well. She works with her clients to identify their goals, understand their lifestyle and preferences, and create a plan that fits their unique needs. Jessica also recognizes that food is more than just fuel for the body – it is often tied to emotions, memories, and cultural traditions. As such, she helps her clients to build a positive relationship with food.
Specialties include working with clients that are interested in Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Infertility Nutrition, Hormonal Imbalances, PCOS, Pre/Post Partum, Oncology, Heart Health, Intuitive Eating, Gestational diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Weight Management, Vegan/Vegetarian Diets, Thyroid Diagnosis, Anti-Inflammation Diets, and other areas.
Jessica specializes in working with PCOS, Disordered/Eating Disorders, Infertility Nutrition, Pre/Post Partum, Hormonal Imbalances, and other areas. She believes that a diet should not only support someone’s physical health, but their social, emotional, and mental health as well. She works with her clients to identify their goals, understand their lifestyle and preferences, and create a plan that fits their unique needs. Jessica also recognizes that food is more than just fuel for the body – it is often tied to emotions, memories, and cultural traditions. As such, she helps her clients to build a positive relationship with food.
![Photo of Rose Kantor, RDN, CDN, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/01f8e9ba-38e9-46d9-9af4-5c575cc9b76d/1/320x400.jpeg)
Areas of expertise include heart disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, and weight management.
Rise and Thrive Nutrition is a virtual nutrition practice that empowers clients to make choices to improve their health and well-being. A dietitian guides clients to make those choices through education, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition counseling, Rose Kantor, the owner and dietitian is a bilingual English/Russian-speaking dietitian. She offers expertise in making lifestyle choices to improve your health. Ideally, you will be ready to make some changes when you meet with her. She will educate, motivate, and hold you accountable when needed.
Areas of expertise include heart disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, and weight management.
Rise and Thrive Nutrition is a virtual nutrition practice that empowers clients to make choices to improve their health and well-being. A dietitian guides clients to make those choices through education, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition counseling, Rose Kantor, the owner and dietitian is a bilingual English/Russian-speaking dietitian. She offers expertise in making lifestyle choices to improve your health. Ideally, you will be ready to make some changes when you meet with her. She will educate, motivate, and hold you accountable when needed.
![Photo of Alia Mahmood, MS, RD, LD, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/f5abaf74-a363-4078-9ce9-ebeb02077b92/1/320x400.png)
Alia Mahmood
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RD, LD
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90001 (Online Only)
Specialties include: general lifestyle and nutrition, diabetes, heart health, high cholesterol, weight management, fertility nutrition, pre and postpartum nutrition.
Alia Mahmood is a goal-driven dietitian with eight plus years of experience and dedication to improving client lives through evidenced-based nutritional practices. She is very compassionate in utilizing motivational interviewing to build rapport and improve and sustain outcomes in clients. She is self-driven to counsel clients and develop treatment plans according to the individual's needs.
Specialties include: general lifestyle and nutrition, diabetes, heart health, high cholesterol, weight management, fertility nutrition, pre and postpartum nutrition.
Alia Mahmood is a goal-driven dietitian with eight plus years of experience and dedication to improving client lives through evidenced-based nutritional practices. She is very compassionate in utilizing motivational interviewing to build rapport and improve and sustain outcomes in clients. She is self-driven to counsel clients and develop treatment plans according to the individual's needs.
![Photo of Carly Leanza, MPH, RDN, LDN, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/97bb025e-0dae-49e6-91fd-60d8de59e82f/1/320x400.png)
Carly Leanza
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MPH, RDN, LDN
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90009 (Online Only)
Specialties include: eating disorders, disordered eating, diabetes, heart health, generalized healthy eating, and pediatrics.
Carly is a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about helping people live their healthiest lives while fostering a positive relationship with food. She believes in taking a holistic approach to address the complex relationship between nutrition, mental health, and chronic conditions. Carly provides a HAES-aligned, non-diet approach for her nutrition counseling and interventions and collaborates with her clients to find a nutrition lifestyle that is realistic and sustainable. She loves structure and routine while also embracing creativity to meet each client where they are at.
Specialties include: eating disorders, disordered eating, diabetes, heart health, generalized healthy eating, and pediatrics.
Carly is a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about helping people live their healthiest lives while fostering a positive relationship with food. She believes in taking a holistic approach to address the complex relationship between nutrition, mental health, and chronic conditions. Carly provides a HAES-aligned, non-diet approach for her nutrition counseling and interventions and collaborates with her clients to find a nutrition lifestyle that is realistic and sustainable. She loves structure and routine while also embracing creativity to meet each client where they are at.
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Sapna Peruvemba
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Online Only)
Are you vegan or interested in making the switch? Sapna can provide resources and individualized guidance to make the transition smooth and sustainable! She can help with low energy, cravings, hunger, inadequate nutrition/deficiencies, meal prepping/planning or cooking, managing health conditions (weight, diabetes, heart disease) and other vegan challenges!.
Sapna is a vegan dietitian and founder of Health by Sapna, a nutrition private practice where she helps ethically motivated individuals transition to a vegan diet with ease through her online vegan nutrition course and individualized nutrition coaching. As a PhD student in plant-based nutrition, Sapna spreads awareness of the health and environmental evidence behind vegan diets.
Are you vegan or interested in making the switch? Sapna can provide resources and individualized guidance to make the transition smooth and sustainable! She can help with low energy, cravings, hunger, inadequate nutrition/deficiencies, meal prepping/planning or cooking, managing health conditions (weight, diabetes, heart disease) and other vegan challenges!.
Sapna is a vegan dietitian and founder of Health by Sapna, a nutrition private practice where she helps ethically motivated individuals transition to a vegan diet with ease through her online vegan nutrition course and individualized nutrition coaching. As a PhD student in plant-based nutrition, Sapna spreads awareness of the health and environmental evidence behind vegan diets.
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Alex Gavronsky
Nutritionist/Dietitian, MS, RDN, CDN, CNSC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Alex is a board-certified lead dietitian at one of New York's largest hospitals. He started his private practice to improve access to nutritional counseling and build deep, long-term relationships with patients who are managing nutrition-related health conditions. His work focuses on patients with both chronic and acute/severe conditions, ranging from rapid weight change to cancer. Regardless of health reason, Alex strives to always create a kind and caring environment for his patients.
Alex is a board-certified lead dietitian at one of New York's largest hospitals. He started his private practice to improve access to nutritional counseling and build deep, long-term relationships with patients who are managing nutrition-related health conditions. His work focuses on patients with both chronic and acute/severe conditions, ranging from rapid weight change to cancer. Regardless of health reason, Alex strives to always create a kind and caring environment for his patients.
![Photo of Karen Cohen, CN, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/139d15a3-3d79-45ac-959b-c0cdd2d39f13/2/320x400.jpeg)
Hearing the news you have cancer can be devastating and life changing, but it does not have to destroy your quality of life. I am a 5 time cancer survivor and a Certified Nutritionist and Cancer Nutritionist that has the personal experience and training to help you through this difficult time.
Hearing the news you have cancer can be devastating and life changing, but it does not have to destroy your quality of life. I am a 5 time cancer survivor and a Certified Nutritionist and Cancer Nutritionist that has the personal experience and training to help you through this difficult time.
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I am a registered dietitian with a specialty in plant-based and whole food dietary approaches. My mission is to guide clients toward a science-backed approach that prevents, manages, and often reverses chronic conditions while maximizing vitality. My extensive education in psychology and dietetics marks me as an expert in my field, uniquely positioned to help a wide range of individuals.
I am a registered dietitian with a specialty in plant-based and whole food dietary approaches. My mission is to guide clients toward a science-backed approach that prevents, manages, and often reverses chronic conditions while maximizing vitality. My extensive education in psychology and dietetics marks me as an expert in my field, uniquely positioned to help a wide range of individuals.
![Photo of Robyn Lynn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD-S, Nutritionist/Dietitian](https://photos.healthprofs.com/7ed77bfe-c9a0-4f2d-8b7f-4d6677df5946/3/320x400.jpeg)
I help people develop a new and improved relationship with food and their body. They learn how to break away from diet culture, food rules and the beliefs that have influenced the choices they make. My clients learn how to reconnect to the wisdom we were all born and blessed with of being intuitive eaters. Confidence and self doubt slowly diminish as we work together and clients are able to become mindful and conscious eaters with any food choice they make. They learn to enjoy eating again with honoring their cravings.
I help people develop a new and improved relationship with food and their body. They learn how to break away from diet culture, food rules and the beliefs that have influenced the choices they make. My clients learn how to reconnect to the wisdom we were all born and blessed with of being intuitive eaters. Confidence and self doubt slowly diminish as we work together and clients are able to become mindful and conscious eaters with any food choice they make. They learn to enjoy eating again with honoring their cravings.
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Kristin Paver
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RDN, LDN
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90025 (Online Only)
As a dedicated and compassionate dietitian, Kristin specializes in helping her clients achieve their health and wellness goals through personalized nutrition and lifestyle changes. With a deep understanding that each individual’s dietary needs are unique, she tailors her approach to suit her client’s specific lifestyle, health conditions and goals. Kristin focuses on promoting intuitive eating and fostering a positive relationship with food, helping her clients to listen to their body’s cues and develop a more balanced and mindful approach to eating.
As a dedicated and compassionate dietitian, Kristin specializes in helping her clients achieve their health and wellness goals through personalized nutrition and lifestyle changes. With a deep understanding that each individual’s dietary needs are unique, she tailors her approach to suit her client’s specific lifestyle, health conditions and goals. Kristin focuses on promoting intuitive eating and fostering a positive relationship with food, helping her clients to listen to their body’s cues and develop a more balanced and mindful approach to eating.
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Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder or trying to break the cycle of chronic dieting, I promote a food fluid, weight neutral framework. This means no longer classifying foods as good or bad or, viewing your body as the enemy. I encourage my clients to adopt an all foods fit philosophy, and explore utilizing one’s body as a vehicle for experience, rather than validation. I believe in empowering clients to make decisions that are informed, not fear based. If you are looking for a therapeutic dietitian, you are in the right place. I utilize several therapeutic modalities including IFS, Somatic work, RO-DBT, DBT and CBT.
Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder or trying to break the cycle of chronic dieting, I promote a food fluid, weight neutral framework. This means no longer classifying foods as good or bad or, viewing your body as the enemy. I encourage my clients to adopt an all foods fit philosophy, and explore utilizing one’s body as a vehicle for experience, rather than validation. I believe in empowering clients to make decisions that are informed, not fear based. If you are looking for a therapeutic dietitian, you are in the right place. I utilize several therapeutic modalities including IFS, Somatic work, RO-DBT, DBT and CBT.
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Welcome to personalized nutrition for optimal health, confidence, and vitality. I utilize functional medicine, sports nutrition, intuitive eating, and mindset nutrition to help you heal your relationship with food, heal your gut, and improve your health for good.
Welcome to personalized nutrition for optimal health, confidence, and vitality. I utilize functional medicine, sports nutrition, intuitive eating, and mindset nutrition to help you heal your relationship with food, heal your gut, and improve your health for good.
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Kristin Paver
Nutritionist/Dietitian, RDN, LDN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Online Only)
As a dedicated and compassionate dietitian, Kristin specializes in helping her clients achieve their health and wellness goals through personalized nutrition and lifestyle changes. With a deep understanding that each individual’s dietary needs are unique, she tailors her approach to suit her client’s specific lifestyle, health conditions and goals. Kristin focuses on promoting intuitive eating and fostering a positive relationship with food, helping her clients to listen to their body’s cues and develop a more balanced and mindful approach to eating.
As a dedicated and compassionate dietitian, Kristin specializes in helping her clients achieve their health and wellness goals through personalized nutrition and lifestyle changes. With a deep understanding that each individual’s dietary needs are unique, she tailors her approach to suit her client’s specific lifestyle, health conditions and goals. Kristin focuses on promoting intuitive eating and fostering a positive relationship with food, helping her clients to listen to their body’s cues and develop a more balanced and mindful approach to eating.
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With my vast experience and success in Nutrition consulting I am able to deliver results to people that want to loose weight, keep the weight loss off and to achieve a more healthier energetic life. My approach is different because I combine counseling with nutrition therapy to produce stellar results that are long lasting. I give my clients the tools they can use to live a healthy, productive and happy life. I truly believe that the mind is the most powerful tool and needs constant counseling, coaching and training to accomplish any goal. Choose me as your partner and win.
With my vast experience and success in Nutrition consulting I am able to deliver results to people that want to loose weight, keep the weight loss off and to achieve a more healthier energetic life. My approach is different because I combine counseling with nutrition therapy to produce stellar results that are long lasting. I give my clients the tools they can use to live a healthy, productive and happy life. I truly believe that the mind is the most powerful tool and needs constant counseling, coaching and training to accomplish any goal. Choose me as your partner and win.
Heart Health Nutritionists and Dietitians
How does nutrition affect heart health?
Nutrition plays a significant role in heart health, affecting conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Consuming too much saturated and trans fats can raise "bad" cholesterol levels, potentially leading to clogged arteries and heart disease. In addition, high-sugar and refined carb foods, common in the American diet, are often high in calories but low in nutrients. Abundant consumption of such foods can lead to conditions such as weight gain and diabetes, which put extra strain on the heart. Excess sodium intake is yet another dietary component that can impact heart health. Consumption of too much sodium can raise blood pressure, making the heart work harder. Conversely, eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats helps support heart health through the maintenance of healthy cholesterol levels and the reduction of inflammation.
What diet is best for heart health?
In general, experts recommend a plant-based diet high in fiber, healthy fats, and lean protein as the best nutrition approach to a heart healthy diet. The "Mediterranean diet," characterized by the consumption of lots of healthy fats, vegetables, beans, and whole grains is one common diet with abundant evidence supporting its efficacy in reducing blood cholesterol levels and preventing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is another common diet shown to reduce blood pressure and positively impact heart health; the DASH diet emphasizes the consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low fat dairy products with a particular focus on reducing the consumption of saturated fats. Conversely, diets that include the consumption of large amounts of protein and fats—such as the keto diet and atkins diet—are generally not recommended for those with heart conditions or high cholesterol levels due to the high levels of saturated and trans fats such diets can include.
What foods increase one's risk of heart disease?
Foods high in saturated and trans fats, such as fatty meats, cream, butter, and pastries, can have a very negative impact on heart health. In addition, sweets, high-sugar drinks, and refined carbohydrates like white bread and pasta are usually good to avoid in order to positively impact heart health. Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fat alternatives, such as consuming lean fish high in omega-3 fatty acids instead of red meat, is often a good strategy, as is replacing highly-processed and sugar-rich foods with alternative carbohydrates, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Why should someone with heart disease see a dietitian?
Dietitians are specifically trained to use diet modifications to manage health, so individuals with heart disease may greatly benefit from seeing a dietitian to improve their cardiac health. Dietitians can help clients identify foods that support heart health, such as whole grains, as well as help clients eliminate foods that can place a strain on the heart when consumed in large quantities over time, such as saturated and trans fats. Dietitians can also help hold clients accountable for their nutrition and provide resources for other lifestyle modifications that support heart health, such as exercise, smoking cessation, and alcohol consumption reduction. Additionally, dietitians can assist in managing other chronic diseases often associated with heart disease, such as kidney conditions or diabetes.