12 months

Implementing

Effective nutrition care for disease prevention and treatment has the potential to lower health care costs and improve population health, life expectancy, and workforce productivity.

0.3 to 2.0%

Research consistently shows  that medical nutrition therapy (MNT) provided by registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) significantly improves outcomes for adults with prediabetes, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and malnutrition.

Why Dietitians are Powerful in Chronic Disease Care

Systematic reviews confirm that MNT provided by registered dietitian nutritionists achieves absolute HbA1c decreases of 0.3% to 2.0% in type 2 diabetes within 3 to 6 months.

of MNT provides significant improvement outcomes (glycemic control, blood pressure, anthropometrics).

The Heart Of It

Completing 3-6 medical nutrition therapy sessions within the first 6 months reduces hemoglobin A1c by 0.5-2% in adults with type 2 diabetes and significantly improves cardiovascular risk factors including blood pressure and cholesterol.

meaningful, sustained improvements

Evidence demonstrates that MNT interventions lasting at least 12 months optimize outcomes, with benefits maintained at 1-year follow-up when ongoing support continues.

For prediabetes, MNT reduces progression to type 2 diabetes while improving HbA1c and fasting blood glucose over intervention periods ranging from 3 to 24 months.

Cardiovascular improvements include significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, and blood pressure, alongside increases in HDL cholesterol, with intervention durations of 3-21 months.