Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition
This show simplifies nutrition for the busy medical professional. Feel confident answering your patient's nutrition questions. Together with her guests, Colleen Sloan, a Pediatric Physician Assistant and Registered Dietitian, offer practical strategies that bridge the gap between nutrition and medicine. This to-the-point podcast empowers Doctors, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and other healthcare providers with the nutrition education you need to transform lives. You'll be equipped with actionable tips that will renew how you approach nutrition with your patients. Explore ways to provide nutrition counseling, despite a hectic schedule with limited time, and learn to answer your patient's nutrition questions with confidence and compassion. With topics from infant feeding and picky eaters, to diabetes management and weight loss, no matter what field you work in, you will learn useful strategies that will empower you and your patient!
Episodes
75 episodes
74 | Infant Feeding Challenges: A Clinician’s Guide to Bottles, Nipples, and Flow Rates
In this episode of Exam Room Nutrition, we discuss infant feeding challenges that many clinicians encounter in practice. Pediatric providers frequently hear concerns from parents about bottle-feeding, nipple confusion, and difficulties...
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73 | Is That Supplement Worth It? A Clinician's Crash Course in Supplement Regulation and Safety
Can you confidently answer your patient when they ask if that greens powder or multivitamin they’re taking is worth it? If you’re feeling unsure, you’re not alone. We didn’t learn about supplements in school That’s why I’m so excite...
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Episode 73
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72 | Popular Diets and Supplement Science: Build Muscle, Lose Fat, and Stay Fit
In this episode, we unpack adult sports nutrition with my friend Erik Bustillo, a leading sports dietitian and performance coach. Having known Erik since our undergrad days at FIU in Miami, it’s exciting to bring his expertise to our listeners....
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Episode 72
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71 | Sports Nutrition Hot Topics: Sugar, Sports Drinks and Fueling for Performance
Ready to level up your teen athletes’ game? In this episode, we’re busting some of the biggest sports nutrition myths that could make or break their performance. If you caught Part 1, you know how vital carbs, protein, and fats are for fueling ...
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Episode 71
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70 | Optimizing Athletic Performance: The Role of Nutrition and Hydration
In this episode of the Exam Room Nutrition Podcast, I sit down with Amy, a leading sports dietitian and host of The Sports Nutrition Playbook, to unpack the essentials of sports nutrition. You'll learn the essential aspects of nut...
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Episode 70
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69 | Saying Eat Less, Move More is Dumb!
Did the title of this episode hurt a little? Are you guilty of telling your patients to just eat less and move more to lose weight? Don’t feel bad, we all are. Register for the free M...
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Episode 69
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68 | The Right Way to Talk Weight: Simple Tips for Busy, Burned-Out Clinicians
Do you feel awkward talking about a patients weight? You know you should talk about it, but aren’t really sure when and how? And you definitely don’t want to offend or shame the patient, but you know they really need to make some changes to the...
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Episode 68
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67 | Is Your Patient Noncompliant or Just Struggling?
Ever feel like you're just spinning your wheels with certain patients? You dish out all the right advice, but somehow the change just doesn’t stick? I've got some tough love for you: more information doesn't equal better results. Maybe that pat...
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Episode 67
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66: Summer Shorts | Can Alcohol Be Healthy?
Whether patients ask or not, they may be wondering if there are any ways to make alcoholic beverages healthy? While alcohol is no superfood, enjoying a drink in moderation with good company can be part of a balanced lifestyle.In this ep...
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Episode 66
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65 | Summer Shorts: Does Coffee Stunt Growth?
Does coffee stunt growth? This common misconception may have come from some clever advertising in the 1900s or from decades old research linking caffeine to osteoporosis. Whatever the source, many people are curious whether coffee is safe for k...
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Episode 65
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64 | Summer Shorts: The Truth About Eggs and Cholesterol
What’s the deal with eggs? Are they good? Bad? Do they impact my cholesterol levels? How many can I eat?Welcome to Exam Room Nutrition's Summer Shorts - bite-sized nutrition science delivered in less 15 minutes, so you can stay sh...
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Episode 64
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63: Summer Shorts | How to Choose a Protein Supplement
Should I take a protein supplement? Which one do you recommend? Welcome to Exam Room Nutrition's Summer Shorts - bite-sized nutrition science delivered in less 15 minutes, so you can stay sharp without sacrificing those summer bar...
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Episode 63
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62: Summer Shorts | Are Bovine Colostrum Supplements Worth It?
Colostrum supplements are gaining popularity, but are they worth it? Welcome to Exam Room Nutrition's Summer Shorts - bite-sized nutrition science delivered in less 15 minutes, so you can stay sharp without sacrificing those ...
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Episode 62
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61: Summer Shorts | Is Deli Meat Bad For Me?
Welcome to the first episode of Exam Room Nutrition's Summer Shorts - bite-sized nutrition science delivered in less 15 minutes, so you can stay sharp without sacrificing those summer barbecues. Grab your sunglasses and sunscreen, because today...
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Episode 61
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60 | Nutrition for Surgical Wound Healing
The impact of nutrition on wound healing cannot be overstated. The outcomes of a surgery are directly related to your patient's nutrition status prior to and after surgery. My guest and fellow Dietitian and PA, Erin Sherer, helps us understand ...
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Episode 60
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59 | Interpreting Growth Charts to Address Pediatric Weight Concerns
Get the FREE guide to interpreting Growth Charts here: In this episode, we dive deep into the world of pediatric growth charts with Kat, the Failure to Thrive Dietitian. We exp...
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Episode 59
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58 | Infant Formula: A Clinician's Guide to Choosing the Right One
Have you ever been in the formula room in your clinic? Do you ever feel like it's a sea of names and, if you're being honest, you have no idea what you're looking at? I completely understand. When I first started in pediatrics, I felt the...
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Episode 58
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57 | Ask the Dietitian: Cancer Survivorship and Nutrition
This is part 2 of Ask the Dietitian: Cancer Nutrition. Today we welcome back Oncology PA, Dane Thomas and oncology Dietitian, Julie Lanford who continue the conversation about the crucial role of nutrition in cancer treatment and survivorship.&...
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Episode 57
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37:48
56 | Ask the Dietitian: Cancer Nutrition Strategies
Welcome to a new format that I'll be bringing to the podcast occasionally. I call it, Ask the Dietitian, where I feature 2 guests. One is a medical professional with nutrition questions and the other is a Registered Dietitian ready to provide a...
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Episode 56
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55 | Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet
A gluten-free diet is the definitive treatment for patients with celiac disease, but it's not so easy to follow. Patients might ask you, "What foods can I eat?", "What can't I eat?", "Will a breadcrumb harm me?", "Do I have to eat like this for...
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Episode 55
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54 | Infant Reflux Relief: Advice for Anxious Parents
"My baby spits up a lot!" What the mom is actually saying to you as the clinician: "I'm really worried! Is something wrong with her?" and what the dad is saying, "Please, make it stop. I'm sick of being covered in vomit." Infant reflux is one o...
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Episode 54
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53 | Gather 'Round: How to Make Family Meals Doable for Busy Parents With Picky Kids
Let's be real - getting a meal on the table after a long work day is so tough. Juggling an infant and a wiggly picky toddler makes the mealtime experience exhausting. But yet, study after study proves family meals are crucial to children's ment...
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Episode 53
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52 | Fatty Liver Disease: The Role of Fats, Carbs and Cleanses
Do you think carbohydrates or dietary fat affect the liver more? Are there any liver superfoods that support liver function? Should patients do a liver cleanse? These are real questions patients ask when diagnosed with fatty liver. I'm joined b...
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51 | The 5-Minute Rule - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 8
Dealing with unmotivated patients can be one of the most challenging aspects of our work as healthcare providers. For today’s episode, I’m going to challenge this thought: are our patients unmotivated or are they just having a hard time getting...
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Episode 51
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50 | What Does A Dietitian Do, Anyway?
What is a Registered Dietitian and what do they do? Maybe when you think of a dietitian you think of the food police, spoiling all the fun. Or maybe you imagine a lady wearing a hair net serving hospital cafeteria food. Or maybe you think they'...
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Episode 50
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