Exam Room Nutrition: Practical Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals
Nutrition advice is everywhere. Your patients need help sorting through misinformation, and you need practical guidance for communicating nutrition clearly and compassionately. Exam Room Nutrition is the podcast for physician associates, registered dietitians, and healthcare professionals who want to stay current on nutrition and feel more confident counseling patients. Hosted by Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, each episode breaks down evidence-based topics including pediatric nutrition, weight management, diabetes, supplements, sports nutrition, and more. You’ll learn how to translate the evidence into realistic recommendations without judgment, shame, or overwhelming your patients.
Whether you are a PA strengthening your nutrition knowledge or an RD sharpening your counseling skills, Exam Room Nutrition will help you bring practical, compassionate nutrition care into every patient conversation.
Episodes
169 episodes
Summer School | What to Eat for Migraines
Food Triggers, Hydration, and Supplements Welcome to Summer School! In this Summer School replay, Colleen talks with Kelly, a registered dietitian specializing in migraine nutrition, about the complicated relationship between ...
163 | Healthy and Busy Can Coexist
You Are Not Your StruggleSo many women are trying to eat better, lose weight, meal plan, feed their families, manage busy schedules, and somehow not feel guilty about every food choice along the way. In this episode, I’m joined by ...
162 | Stop Banning Bananas: Kidney Diet Rules We Need to Rethink
CKD Food Rules That Need an Update Kidney nutrition has a reputation for being restrictive, confusing, and honestly… a little intimidating. But for many patients with chronic kidney disease, the biggest problem isn’t that they’re ea...
161 | The Art of Inviting Patients Into Treatment
Give Nutrition Advice Without Making Patients Feel Punished Have you ever asked, “Do you have any other questions?” at the end of a visit and immediately regretted it?Same.Because of course they have more questio...
160 | Inside an Obesity Clinic: GLP-1 Dosing, Plateaus, and Prior Auths
What Really Happens Inside an Obesity Clinic GLP-1 medications are everywhere right now. Patients are asking about Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, compounded medications, muscle loss, “Ozempic face,” insurance denials, and what happens w...
159 | What Social Media Gets Wrong About Nutrition
Nutrition Advice Needs More Nuance.Your patients are hearing a lot online: fix your gut, avoid processed foods, buy organic, take a probiotic, and eat the “right” foods if you want to be healthy.But nutrition is rarely that...
158 | The Nutrition Mistake Every Injured Athlete Makes
Injured Athletes Still Need Fuel.When an athlete gets injured, the instinct is often to eat less. But according to sports dietitian Emily Barnhart, recovery still requires fuel.In this episode, we talk about how nutrition n...
157 | I Hate Meal Plans: What Dietitians Do Instead
“I’m doing everything right, but nothing’s working.” I bet you've heard that before! In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitian Devin Breedon to talk about the hidden barriers that impact weight loss, blood sugar, and...
156 | LIVE From Today's Dietitian: 3 Nutrition Counseling Mistakes and What to Say Instead
3 Mistakes We Make When Talking About NutritionI spoke at 2 different conferences, 4 lectures in total, this weekend and all of them had a similar thread: HOW we communicate our recommendations matter.Enjoy this quickie episode su...
155 | Unstuck: Strategies for Sustainable Weight Loss
Weight loss doesn’t fail overnight.It usually happens slowly… through all-or-nothing thinking, unrealistic expectations, and patients feeling like they have to “start over” every Monday.In this episode, I’m joined by registered di...
154 | Diabetes in the Age of Social Media: Are Glucose Spikes Really the Problem?
Social Media Is Confusing Your Patients. In this episode, I’m joined by endocrinology PA Emily Stevens to discuss diabetes, insulin resistance, and blood sugar control and help you explain it in a way your patients will actually und...
153 | Teen Sports Nutrition: Adult Nutrition Rules Don't Work
Teen Athletes Need Different Fuel.What happens when well-meaning parents apply adult nutrition rules to teenage athletes? You get under-fueled kids, missed performance potential… and a whole lot of confusion in the exam room.<...
152 | Overeating Explained: Hunger, Habits, or Emotions?
Why Patients Overeat and Feel Out of Control What’s really driving overeating: hunger, habit, or emotions? In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Johnston, a physician assistant turned eating habits and weight loss coach, to unpa...
151 | Are GLP-1s Masking Undiagnosed Eating Disorders?
When Weight Loss Hides Something Deeper In this episode, I’m joined by Shawna Melbourn, a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of experience in eating disorder care, to unpack whether the most celebrated effects of GLP-1 me...
150 | How to Reduce Dementia Risk with Daily Habits
Daily Habits Your Patients Need For Brain Health. If your patients are asking how to protect their brain, and you’re defaulting to “eat better and exercise more”, this episode will challenge that in the best way.In this episo...
149 | Why Kids Feel Anxious Around Food and How to Help
"It’s not just what children are eating. It’s how they’re experiencing food that shapes their habits."In this episode, I’m joined by Alicia Eaton, a behavior change therapist and author, to unpack what’s really happening beneath...
148 | Ultra-Processed Foods Explained: Science vs. Social Media
Processed Food “Kills”. That message is everywhere right now. Social media posts, viral headlines, even Super Bowl commercials warning that processed foods are dangerous.But what do we actually mean when we say “ultra-processed food”?
147 | GLP-1s vs Bariatric Surgery: How to Choose the Right Treatment
How To Decide Between Bariatric Surgery and Obesity MedicationsI’m joined by Kate Fuss, PA-C to unpack how GLP-1 medications and bariatric surgery actually work together, when each option makes sense, and what primary care clinicians sho...
146 | When Culture Is Erased from Nutrition Guidelines
Did the Dietary Guidelines ignore culture?In this special roundtable episode, I’m joined by four registered dietitians from Indian, Mexican, Filipino, and Nicaraguan backgrounds to unpack a major concern in the latest Dietary Guidelines ...
145 | A Nutrition Framework for Depression & Anxiety
Mental Health Nutrition Starts Here. When a patient opens up about their mood, we think therapy. We think medication. But do we ever pause and ask… are they eating enough to support their brain?In this episode, I’m joined by ...
144 | Pediatric Obesity Care: Protecting Kids in a Body-Obsessed Culture
Discuss Pediatric Weight Gain Without Triggering ShameWhat would you say if a parent asked, “Can you tell my son he needs to lose weight?”That question sits at the center of one of the hardest conversations in pediat...
143 | Analyze Nutrition Studies Like a Scientist
Randomized controlled trials. Cohort studies. Abstracts. Methods sections.If your brain starts spinning just hearing those words, you’re not alone.In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Carlene Starck, a protein biochemist and nutrition ...
142 | Marathon Nutrition After 35: Preventing Injury Through Fueling
If you’ve ever had a patient training for a marathon (or you are that patient) this episode will change how you think about fueling, injury risk, and longevity in running. In this episode, you’ll learn:Wh...