148: Cutting Through Diet Culture Noise and Elevating the RD Industry with Culina Health Co-founder Vanessa Rissetto, RD

In this episode, I talk to Registered Dietician and co-founder of Culina Health, Vanessa Rissetto. Vanessa shares how an insatiable curiosity about nutrition inspired her to switch from a career in marketing to getting her degree in nutrition, why RDs historically haven’t gotten the recognition they deserve, and how she operates as a no-bullshit leader in health and nutrition. We talk about the inflammatory nature of diet culture, why Vanessa is sometimes a provocative voice in the industry, and how she’s determined to elevate representation in the RD world and provide accessible nutrition resources for all.

Key Takeaway / Points:

  • Thoughts on “What I eat in a day” videos

  • Postpartum weight and body confusion

  • Navigating anti diet culture as an RD

  • The difference between RDs and nutritionists

  • Being a POC dietician leader in a predominantly white space

  • How to eat to avoid blood sugar spikes

Follow Vanessa Rissetto:

Instagram: @vanessarissettord

Website: culinahealth.com

Follow me:

Instagram: @freckledfoodie

Website: freckledfoodie.com

TikTok: freckledfoodie

Twitter: @freckledfoodie

Youtube: Cameron Rogers / Freckled Foodie

Pinterest: Freckled Foodie


This episode was edited by Tim Flanzbaum 


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