Nutrition Assessment Basics

Nutrition Assessment Basics

In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down nutrition assessment—the first step of the Nutrition Care Process and one of the most important concepts for the RD Exam. You'll learn the purpose of nutrition assessment, how to prioritize patients based on nutrition risk, and the key assessment domains that guide nutrition diagnosis and intervention. This episode also reviews common nutrition screening tools, anthropometric measurements, biochemical data, nutrition-focused physical exams, comparative standards, and the role each plays in evaluating a patient's nutrition status. The episode wraps up with practice questions to help reinforce these essential assessment concepts. Join RD Exam Ready LIVE on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00 PM Central Time for another live practice question session: https://youtube.com/live/-B2Gd0_MJac?feature=share [https://youtube.com/live/-B2Gd0_MJac?feature=share] Join the email list for notes and updates: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA [http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA] Follow RD Exam Ready: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam Ready Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast [https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast] Subscribe, rate, and share with your study group. Happy studying, RD2Be 💙

Community Program Evaluation

In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the different types of community program evaluations to help you confidently answer public health questions on the RD Exam. You'll learn how to distinguish between formative, summative (outcome), impact, process, structure, and fiscal evaluations, when each is used, and the clues that help you identify the correct answer on exam day. Join the email list for notes and updates: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA [http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA] Follow RD Exam Ready: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam Ready Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast [https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast] Subscribe, rate, and share with your study group. Happy studying, RD2Be 💙

Religious and Cultural Practices

In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down religious diets and cultural food practices to help you confidently answer RD Exam questions involving food restrictions, dietary patterns, and special considerations. You’ll review key religious dietary practices including Judaism and kosher diets, Islam and halal foods, Mormon dietary practices, Hinduism, Buddhism, Seventh-day Adventists, and Catholic traditions. Zak also connects these concepts to cultural food patterns among different populations and discusses common nutrition concerns you may see in practice. Join RD Exam Ready LIVE on Wednesday, July 1st at 7:00 PM Central Time for a food science review with practice questions:  https://youtube.com/live/fTx_6b7htjM?feature=share [https://youtube.com/live/fTx_6b7htjM?feature=share] Join the email list for notes and updates: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA [http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA] Follow RD Exam Ready: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam Ready Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast [https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast] Subscribe, rate, and share with your study group.  Happy studying, RD2Be 💙

Respiratory Disease and MNT

In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, we review the respiratory system and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for pulmonary conditions that you need to understand for the RD Exam. We’ll cover respiratory anatomy and physiology, gas exchange, acid-base balance, and how lung dysfunction impacts nutrition care. We’ll also discuss MNT considerations for conditions including COPD, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, and enteral nutrition recommendations for ventilated patients.  Want the notes from live sessions and updates on new episodes? Join the email list here: http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA [http://eepurl.com/jvGxaA] When you subscribe, you’ll get notified about new podcast episodes, upcoming YouTube Lives, and receive PDF notes from live review sessions directly to your inbox. Follow RD Exam Ready for more exam prep: Instagram: @RDExamReady TikTok: @RDExamReady YouTube: RD Exam Ready Listen or watch the podcast anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast [https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast] Subscribe, rate, and share with your study group. Happy Studying, RD2Be 💙

Nutrition Labels and Claims

In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, we review the nutrition labeling concepts you need to know for the RD Exam. We discuss Nutrition Facts label requirements, ingredient and allergen labeling, and which foods and restaurants are required to provide nutrition information. We also break down the differences between nutrient content claims, structure/function claims, and health claims, including common examples that frequently appear on RD Exam questions.  📱 Follow RD Exam Ready:  Instagram: @RDexamready  TikTok: @rd.exam.ready  YouTube: @RDExamReady with LIVE Lessons!  🔔 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help support the podcast and share it with other future RDs.