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About Joanne Larsen
 
Joanne Larsen is a registered and licensed dietitian with extensive clinical experience in nutrition therapy in hospitals, clinics, mental health and nursing homes. She has a bachelor's degree in dietetics with a minor in chemistry and a master's degree in nutrition with a minor in counseling and guidance. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the Society for Nutrition Education. As the editor for the American Dietetic Association's new online diet manual covering over 70 diseases, Joanne developed a research based nutrition practices manual with patient education materials. It is used by thousands of dietitians in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and private practice. Ask the Dietitian® website launched July 1995 and maintained by Joanne Larsen is one of the early nutrition websites on the Internet and has won many awards. Joanne is often interviewed as a nutrition expert for television, radio, newspaper and magazine nutrition articles. Since 1989, Joanne has designed diet analysis software as well as ingredient and food databases for several software companies. Starting in 1995, she created web tools and nutrition content for many successful Internet companies. Since 2000, Joanne has developed nutrition software for PDAs as well as marketing health technology products like a bar code scanner for consumers to make healthier food choices. In 1995, Joanne wrote "Edmund's Food Ratings for Dieters" which sold over 10,000 copies in 6 months. She created the food ratings to help consumers compare how well a food fit in their weight loss plan. Her teaching experiences at the University at Minnesota Duluth and two Minnesota Community Colleges provided her with the opportunity to share her knowledge and clinical experience as a nutrition educator with undergraduate and graduate students. Joanne's passion is helping people make healthier food choices. Her skills are integrating nutrition and technology for consumer and professional markets. Ask the Dietitian®, Healthy Body Calculator®, Healthy Kid Calculator® and HELP Healthy Eating for Life Plan® are registered trademarks of Joanne Larsen. If your company needs marketing for or development of a health or nutrition technology product, contact Joanne Larsen below. If you are a member of the media and need a nutrition expert for your article, please contact Joanne Larsen below and include "interview" in subject field in the form. |
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