• Project Team

    The following individuals contributed their valuable time and expertise to this project:

    Workgroup Members

    • Bonnie Jortberg, MS, RD, CDE, Chair
    • Gretchen Benson, RD, LD, CDE
    • Kathy Keim, PhD, RD, LDN
    • Geeta Sikand, MA, RD, FADA, CDE
    • Ellizabeth Thompson, MPH, RD
    • Ann Wolf, MS, RD

    Project Manager/Lead Analyst

    • Erica K. Gradwell, MS, RD

    Evidence Analysts

    • Kimberly Bandelier, MPH, RD, LD
    • Renee Korczak, PhD, RD
    • Debra Waldoks, MS, RD

    Academy Staff

    • Deborah Cummins, PhD
    • Anna Murphy, MPH, RD
    • Marsha Schofield, MS, Rd, LD, FAND
    • Lisa Moloney, MS, RD, LDN

    Financial Contributors

    • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Coding and Coverage Committee


    Disclosures of Potential Conflicts of Interest: In the interest of full disclosure, the Academy has adopted the policy of revealing relationships workgroup members have with companies that sell products or services that are relevant to this topic. Workgroup members are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest by completing the Academy Conflict of Interest Form. It should not be assumed that these financial interests will have an adverse impact on the content, but they are noted here to fully inform readers.

    • None of the workgroup members listed above disclosed potential conflicts.