Tiffany McFadden is a registered dietitian offering nutrition counseling services to the Campbell River area.

What is a Registered Dietitian?
A Registered Dietitian is a healthcare professional with a Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition. Dietitians are the trusted source for reliable, scientifically sound nutrition information.



Why would you see a Registered Dietitian?

• Prevention of Disease: Visit a dietitian for a general nutrition check-in. Are you eating as well as you think you are? Are you bored with your food? Can't decipher nutrition labels and health claims? A dietitian can help you sort fact from fiction and identify ways to improve (and inspire) your diet and lifestyle. You can't change your genetic susceptibility to illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, but you can give yourself a better chance at beating the odds. 

• Support during Disease: Visit a dietitian if you are diagnosed with a medical condition, especially:
  
• Diabetes or insulin resistance (may be called "prediabetes")
• High Cholesterol or Heart Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Cancer
• Liver Disease
• Food Allergies
• Any Gastrointestinal-related disorder, including GERD, Celiac Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and many more.
  
  
• Pregnancy:  Before, during and after.

• Weight Loss: You might know generally what you need to do, but meeting with a dietitian and having her perform a diet analysis can be very helpful. Continuing to meet occasionally will help keep you on the right track. 

• Family Nutrition: A dietitian can help with new meal ideas that will please the entire family, discuss strategies to help picky eaters and ways to minimize conflict during meal times.
  

• Disordered Eating: Ideally, treatment of eating disorders should take a multidisciplinary approach and include - at a minimum - a physician, a dietitian and a mental health professional (psychiatrist or psychologist). 
  

• Supplement Confusion: Unlike drugs, there is little regulation of supplements. What is safe? What do I need? A dietitian has the knowledge and resources to help you sort it through.