Clinical reference
Protein Requirements by Population (g/kg Table)
Compare evidence-based g/kg protein ranges for adults, older adults, pregnancy, GLP-1 weight loss and strength training. See sources and calculator.
Read article →Protein: g/kg vs % of Calories
Why clinicians prescribe protein in g/kg, not % of calories. The AMDR 10-35% is a planning guardrail, not a target - how to use it.
Read article →BMR Equations: Mifflin-St Jeor vs Katch-McArdle
Compare Mifflin-St Jeor, Harris-Benedict and Katch-McArdle BMR equations - accuracy by population and why the activity factor matters most.
Read article →Macro Allocation: The Protein-First Method
Set macros protein-first: g/kg protein, a fat floor, then carbs as the remainder. Plus carb needs by training load and a fibre target.
Read article →How the platform works
How a Food Database Knows Worcestershire Sauce Contains Fish
Allergen filters miss compound foods when a database stores identity but not composition. The three edge types that separate what a food is from what it contains.
Read article →How NutraPlanner Hides Calories and Macros From a Client — NutraPlanner
A per-client setting that withholds nutrition figures across a client's whole portal for eating-disorder-informed care, without turning off plan generation or the practitioner's own view.
Read article →Practice management
Canada
Start a Dietitian Practice in Canada: Rules by Province
Registration, privacy, records, incorporation, business names, tax, consent, minors and renewals: what differs by province, with primary sources.
Read article →CanadaDo Dietitians Charge GST/HST in Canada? The Three-Part Test
The Excise Tax Act puts maintaining health and preventing disease inside the exemption. The three conditions that actually decide it.
Read article →CanadaDietitian Receipts in Canada: The Carriers Disagree
Sun Life wants length of visit; Canada Life wants your professional association and no registration number. The per-carrier field lists.
Read article →CanadaWhich Privacy Law Applies to a Dietitian in Canada?
Not PIPEDA everywhere. Custodian status is a legal test each province drafts its own way, and who must hear about a breach differs as much.
Read article →CanadaHow Long Must a Dietitian Keep Client Records in Canada?
Five years to sixteen, and six jurisdictions appear to publish none at all. The clock-start event differs six ways and changes the answer by years.
Read article →CanadaIs “Nutritionist” a Protected Title in Canada?
Protected in Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia and PEI; unprotected in six provinces, including Ontario and BC. NS and NB restrict the practice itself.
Read article →CanadaCan a Dietitian Form a Professional Corporation in Canada?
Available in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI; not in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia or NL. US LLC advice does not apply.
Read article →CanadaWhich Canadian Insurers Direct-Bill Dietitian Services?
Four national portals, five in Alberta. Sun Life left eClaims in 2022, and Alberta Blue Cross is unreachable via eClaims inside Alberta.
Read article →CanadaDietitian Private Practice in Quebec: Every Rule Differs
Records kept five years, not ten. Group liability insurance is mandatory with no choice of insurer. And a consultation is paid for only once rendered.
Read article →United States
Does HIPAA Apply to a Private-Practice Dietitian?
HIPAA turns on one electronic transaction, not your credential. What flips it, what a covered RD must do, and the state laws that reach cash-pay practices.
Read article →United StatesHow Long Must a US Dietitian Keep Client Records?
HIPAA's six years is for policies, not charts. Of twenty states checked, five bind a dietitian's chart, Maryland and Vermont for seven years. By state.
Read article →United StatesDoes Insurance Cover Dietitian Services in the US?
Medicare MNT is diabetes and kidney disease only, on physician referral. ACA no-cost preventive is in-network only. The rest is plan-specific.
Read article →United StatesDietitian Superbill: Required Fields, Codes, HSA/FSA Rules
No single field list exists: Medicare wants an NPI, Premera a tax ID, Aetna neither. What the CMS-1500 defines, what is convention, and what an FSA needs.
Read article →United StatesWhich States License Dietitians or Protect “Nutritionist”?
Twenty-one jurisdictions reserve practice, twelve protect a title, six certify, four have no law, seven are ambiguous. And what the unlicensed may sell.
Read article →United StatesDietitian Licensure Compact: 2026 Status, Telehealth Rules
Enacted in 19 states, zero privileges issued as of October 2026. Which states need their own license for telehealth, and which take registration.
Read article →United StatesStarting a Dietitian Private Practice in the US, by State
The credential is national; license, privacy, records, entity, tax, filings and client paperwork are not. What changes by state, with sources linked.
Read article →United StatesLLC, PLLC or Sole Proprietor for a US Dietitian?
Federal tax is identical for a sole proprietor and a single-member LLC. Whether a state lets a dietitian use an LLC is set by its entity statute.
Read article →United StatesDo Dietitians Charge Sales Tax in the US?
Hawaii's and New Mexico's gross receipts taxes and Washington's B&O tax reach the counseling fee. Traps: NYC salons, Kentucky weight loss, meal-plan PDFs.
Read article →Comparisons
Calendly Alternative for Dietitians — NutraPlanner
Calendly's own published pages don't mention PIPEDA, Quebec's Law 25, or a Data Processing Agreement. What that means for a Canadian nutrition practice, and how booking works inside client records instead.
Read article →Practice Management Software for Solo Dietitians — NutraPlanner
What the free and entry-level tiers of NutraPlanner, Practice Better and Healthie actually include for a single-practitioner caseload, checked against each vendor's current pricing.
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