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GuidelineJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2024

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Medical Nutrition Therapy Behavioral Interventions Provided by Dietitians for Adults With Overweight or Obesity, 2024.

Hollie A Raynor, Maria Morgan-Bathke, Suzanne Domel Baxter, Tanya Halliday, Amanda Lynch, Neal Malik, Jessica L Garay, Mary Rozga

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Guideline in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Dietitians as System Builders: Advancing Equity, Sustainability and Health in Community Nutrition and Primary Care.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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  13. Obesity and its management in primary care setting.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hollie A RaynorCollege of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Maria Morgan-BathkeDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Suzanne Domel BaxterLexington, SC.
Tanya HallidayDepartment of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Amanda LynchDepartment of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.
Neal MalikDepartment of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California.
Jessica L GarayDepartment of Nutrition and Food Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
Mary RozgaAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: mrozga@eatright.org.

Funding

Vascular Health and Risk Factors in Children with Down SyndromeKL2TR002539 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MURTAUGH, MAUREEN A, NYGAARD, INGRID E · 2018 to 2022
$4.3M
Translating basic habituation research to childhood obesity treatmentR01DK121360 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI RAYNOR, HOLLIE A · 2019 to 2023
$2.8M
Development and Pilot Testing of an Adaptive Intervention to Prevent Weight Regain Following Weight Loss in Adults with Overweight and ObesityK01DK134800 · NIDDK · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HALLIDAY, TANYA MICHELLE · 2023 to 2025
$462k
The Effects of Resistance Training on Appetite RegulationR21DK115200 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI CORNIER, MARC-ANDRE · 2018 to 2019
$428k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002539NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK134800NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121360NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK115200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Providing interventions that facilitate improvement of dietary intake and other health behaviors can improve nutrition-related outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) behavioral interventions require expertise from registered dietitian nutritionists or international equivalents (dietitians), which no other health care provider can provide for adults with obesity. Current evidence supports the role of MNT behavioral interventions for adults with overweight or obesity as an effective treatment option, when appropriate for and desired by the client. This Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Paper describes potential benefits and concerns regarding dietitian-provided MNT behavioral interventions for adults with overweight and obesity and informs dietitians about implications for practice. This Position Paper is supported by a systematic review examining effectiveness of MNT interventions provided by dietitians and by an evidence-based practice guideline. It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that MNT behavioral interventions for adults (aged 18 years and older) with overweight or obesity should be a treatment option, when appropriate and desired by the client, to improve cardiometabolic, quality of life, and anthropometric outcomes. Dietitians providing MNT recognize the complex contributors to overweight and obesity, and thus individualize interventions, based on a shared decision-making process, and deliver interventions in an inclusive, compassionate, and client-centered manner. Interventions should include collaboration with an interprofessional team when needed. Dietitians strive to increase health equity and reduce health disparities by advocating and providing opportunities for increased access to effective nutrition care services. This position remains in effect until December 31, 2031.

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Behavior TherapyDieteticsNutritionistsNutrition TherapyObesityOverweightAcademies and InstitutesAdultHumans

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