Participants will learn what they can discuss with clients with respect to nutrition, if they are not a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Key Takeaways

  • Exercise professionals can provide general information on healthy eating to their clients (based on the Dietary Guidelines).
  • Exercise professionals can work with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) for guidance and refer clients to RDNs for nutrition counseling.

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Stella Volpe

ACSM President Stella Volpe, Ph.D., RDN, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, is professor and head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Volpe earned her Ph.D. in human nutrition and foods from Virginia Tech in 1991. She earned her Master of Science in exercise physiology from Virginia Tech in 1987 and her Bachelor of Science in exercise science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985. She became an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist® (ACSM-CEP) in 1988 and an ACSM fellow in 1996. She is also a registered dietitian nutritionist (board certified since 1996)

 

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