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The Chicago Dietetic Association is the advocate of the dietetics profession,
serving the public through the promotion of optimal nutrition, health and well-being.
- General Meeting InformationMeetings will be on Wednesdays from 5:30-8:30pm. Schedule is as follows unless otherwise noted. All final details for the meetings will arrive via Evite. You must RSVP for meetings via Evite to attend because space is limited. No drop-ins are allowed. Most meetings will be granted 2 CPE credits. 5:30-6:00: Check-in and networking; ask for members [...]
- September 22- Food Psychology: Why We Eat More Than We ThinkMost people are not aware of their volume of food consumption. This lack of awareness can lead to over-consumption and obesity. James Painter, Professor and Chair of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University, will present techniques to help your clients become aware of their eating patterns and provide ways to [...]
- November 17- Marketing the Registered DietetianA panel discussion on “marketing the RD” in various settings including private practice, clinical, and public policy. Learn about the marketing resources available to RDs including social media, communications, and “outside the box” ideas. Hear from a leader in clinical nutrition about why it’s important for RDs in clinical settings to market themselves beyond providing [...]
- February 16- Probiotics (Joint Meeting with CASPEN)Probiotics are a hot topic in the nutrition world as well as in the public media. Kelly Tappenden, Professor of Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Physiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and past president of ASPEN will give an in-depth review of the science behind probiotics. Speaker: Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD Marcello’s Father and Son Restaurant 645 W [...]
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Artificial Sweeteners and Sugars
Melissa Dobbins is a registered dietitian and a spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association. She shares some important information on sugar and artificial sweeteners.
One in four children and one in three teen girls exceeds the maximum recommended intake of sugar. In addition, nine out of 10 Americans buy or use low-calorie products including sugar-free foods [...]
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Information, recipes for diabetics
Melissa Joy Dobbins is a registered dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, and a spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association. She visits ABC7 Chicago to share some important information about diabetes.
About 122 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes (elevated blood sugars that are not yet high enough to qualify as diabetes) and about 40 percent don’t [...]
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Catch a CDA ad on a bus this March!For National Nutrition Month this March, CDA will be running an ad on 10 bus lines throughout Chicago.
Click to preview the ad
Latest from blog- Chicago Dietetic Association is on the CTA for National Nutrition Month! March 14, 2010March is National Nutrition Month and to promote awareness of CDA and registered dietitians as THE nutrition expert, CDA will be running ads on 10 buses throughout the city. Click here to preview the ad […]
- We Support The First Lady’s Wellness Outreach October 22, 2009First Lady Michelle Obama may be the picture of fitness, but she has a weakness for french fries. Examiner.com “My favorite food in the whole wide world are french fries,” Obama, 45, told students on the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 21. “I love them dearly. Deeply. I would eat them every single [...] […]
- Welcome to our new website! June 4, 2009We are very excited to bring you this website. […]
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