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How Is the Plan Working? While nutrition is a science, it is far from an exact science. Once an RDN creates a meal plan for a patient, the patient then has to go home and put it into practice. After a week, patients may find that they are tired in the morning, they are unable to sprint the last mile, or their meal plan is not in sync with their medications. An RDN must then reevaluate the patient to see how well the plan is working. If the patient is compliant , and everything is going well, the RDN may be able to release him from her care. If the patient is struggling with some aspect of his meal plan, the RDN has the knowledge and flexibility to help him make adjustments.

A registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) listens to a patient describe her current eating habits.

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