About Nutrition & Weight Loss Counseling
Nutrition and weight loss counseling with a registered dietitian can help you better manage your results from GLP-1 medications. A solid nutrition plan can help minimize side effects and maximize health benefits of weight loss medications.
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Nutrition and weight loss counseling is consulting with a professional, usually a registered dietitian, to discuss ways to use nutrition to lose weight and improve your health. A dietitian will look at your eating habits and help you find ways to improve your nutrition to reach your goals.1
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The credentials required to provide nutrition and weight loss counseling vary from state to state. In some states, no license is required to provide nutrition counseling. In other states, you must be a licensed nutritionist or a registered dietitian to legally offer nutritional counseling.2
The main difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian is the amount of education required and the level of services provided.
A licensed nutritionist must be licensed to practice in their state by a nationally recognized organization like the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS) and the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board (CNCB).3 Licensed nutritionists can offer general nutritional advice but cannot offer specific medical treatment.4
Alternatively, dietitians can treat medical and clinical issues. Registered dietitians can create nutritional plans to treat specific conditions like diabetes or cancer. Dietitians must complete a dietitian degree from a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). New regulations require dietitians also to earn a graduate degree and complete an ACEND-approved dietitian internship to practice.5
RedBox Rx partners with Hy-Vee to offer online dietitian services and exclusively work with registered dietitians that are legally accredited to build a nutrition and weight loss plan tailored to your needs.
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As part of your GLP-1 prescription with RedBox Rx, you will have a free 30-minute online video discovery session with a Hy-Vee registered dietitian where you can learn more about the nutrition counseling services available to you. When you work one-on-one with a registered dietitian, they can help you maximize the GLP-1 medication's effectiveness by helping control side effects, address health concerns, overcome dietary challenges and enhance your health through the following ways:
Optimize medication effects. Offer personalized nutritional guidance to maximize the GPL-1 medication’s impact on weight loss and stabilize blood sugar levels.
Promote sustainable eating patterns. Develop a balanced and enjoyable eating plan that supports long-term weight loss success.
Manage side effects. Recommend dietary strategies to minimize potential side effects of GLP-1 medication use.
Preserve muscle mass. Provide tailored advice on dietary and lifestyle adjustments to help prevent muscle mass loss.
Prevent nutrient deficiencies. Provide insights into specific dietary sources of nutrients that are crucial for preventing deficiencies while taking GLP-1 medications.
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Cost varies depending on the program and services. Through RedBox Rx, the first 30-minute discovery session with a Hy-Vee registered dietitian is included with a prescribed order of GLP-1 weight loss medication. Further nutrition counseling sessions and the associated costs can be discussed in the discovery session.
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The registered dietitians with Hy-Vee will help you devise a nutritional plan that can help you reach your health goals. Some examples of how nutrition and weight loss counseling services can help:
Optimize medication effects. Offer personalized nutritional guidance to maximize the GPL-1 medication’s impact on weight loss and stabilize blood sugar levels.
Promote sustainable eating patterns. Develop a balanced and enjoyable eating plan that supports long-term weight loss success.
Manage side effects. Recommend dietary strategies to minimize potential side effects of GLP-1 medication use.
Preserve muscle mass. Provide tailored advice on dietary and lifestyle adjustments to help prevent muscle mass loss.
Prevent nutrient deficiencies. Provide insights into specific dietary sources of nutrients that are crucial for preventing deficiencies while taking GLP-1 medications.
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GLP-1 medications impact appetite and glucose control. Nutrition and weight loss counseling from a Hy-Vee registered dietitian can help you maximize the medication's effectiveness by helping control side effects, address health concerns, and overcome dietary challenges.
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Currently, nutrition and weight loss counseling through Hy-Vee is not covered by insurance.
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Acceptance by HSA or FSA programs can vary by plan. Hy-Vee accepts both HSA and FSA payments. Please contact your plan provider to see if nutrition and weight loss counseling through Hy-Vee is eligible. RedBox Rx and Hy-Vee can provide documentation to submit for reimbursement upon request.
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Hy-Vee nutrition and weight loss counseling services are currently available in all U.S. states except New York. Availability is subject to change.
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Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible for Hy-Vee nutrition and weight loss counseling services.
A prescription for weight loss medications has more specific requirements and is determined by one of RedBox Rx’s licensed providers’ review of your online assessment.
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Yes, RedBox Rx partners with our parent company Hy-Vee to offer online dietitian services. One free 30-minute discovery session with a registered dietitian to learn more about nutrition counseling services is included with a prescription for GLP-1 medications. Get started with your free information session.
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64% of patients felt better in control of their condition after receiving dietitian counseling.
Schedule a free 30-minute information session with a Hy-Vee registered dietitian today.
Sorry, we’re closed for today. Our U.S. licensed medical providers are available daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST via live video visit. We look forward to serving you soon. Email us anytime at [email protected].
What Our Patients Are Saying
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My physician recommended that I use Hy-Vee's dietitian services to gain better habits and lose some weight, and I'm so glad that she did! I look forward to our one-on-one every other week!
Emily L.
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I worked with Megan, a Hy-Vee dietitian who helped me lose 11 lbs. by eating more nutritiously. Her menus were easy and her helpful hints were terrific. She was great at problem solving and giving me healthy tips with my crazy work schedule. She was truly a blessing to me. Thanks Megan!
Mary L.
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As a result of seeing Mary and checking in with her on a regular basis, I lost approximately 40 pounds, hit my target weight and body mass score, and more importantly, dramatically improved my cholesterol and liver scores.
Jack M.
Discover a healthier you with RedBox Rx and Hy-Vee.
Combine a medical weight loss program through RedBox Rx with Hy-Vee nutrition and weight loss counseling to get a holistic weight management program that helps you achieve your goals. Start a free information session with a registered dietitian at Hy-Vee.com.
- Personalized, comprehensive weight loss and dietitian services.
- One-on-one nutrition counseling designed to maximize GLP-1 effectiveness.
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Sorry, we’re closed for today. Our U.S. licensed medical providers are available daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST via live video visit. We look forward to serving you soon. Email us anytime at [email protected].
