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The MAHA movement cares about nutrition, but what about dietitians?

WBUR

Published September 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM EDT

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Despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. placing an added emphasis on healthy eating, the number of registered dietitians is declining due to longstanding issues and new policies by the Trump administration.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Isabella Cueto from our editorial partner STAT about the challenges facing dietitians.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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