Build Up Catch Up - 1/26/24
Part 2 - Trying to fix a broken newsletter
Still trying to figure out what was wrong w/ the newsletter - apparently there was a corrupted link that was preventing publishing…so here is the rest of today’s newsletter. Sorry for all the emails!
Be an Inspiration to RD2Be!
RD2BE, a nonprofit focused on providing free professional development resources to aspiring dietitians, are accepting sign-ups for volunteer RD mentors for our Spring 2024 RD2BE Mentorship Program. In this 5-week program, mentors are paired with a student and meet weekly (virtual) to provide mentorship covering a wide array of topics (e.g. day in the life, niches of dietetics, extracurriculars, etc). We provide a comprehensive program packet outlining the program, expectations, and guided topics in case you and/or your student are unsure where to start. Prior to the program, a kickoff Orientation is hosted on Zoom and recorded for mentors to review.
Sign-ups are open & close Feb 1st: https://www.rd2be.com/mentorship-program
For more information email Jenna at jenna@rd2be.com
Prenatal Vitamins: Buyer Beware
Many of us may take it for granted that all prenatal vitamins are created equal and that they all contain the amounts of vitamins and minerals they list on the label…and that there are no heavy metals in those vitamins, right?
You might be surprised to learn this may not be exactly true.
Have a listen to this 7-minute podcast with the Government Accounting Office (GAO) where they analyzed 12 different popular brands of prenatal vitamins.
U.S. GAO - We Tested Prenatal Supplements to See What's in Them--Here's What We Found
“…Researchers discovered that 11 of the 12 had at least one tested nutrient that deviated from the amount claimed on the product label.
Overall, the GAO found a lot of variety in nutrient levels from one supplement to another. That means pregnant women might be consuming considerably less or more nutrients than they expect when they use these products.”
And more on this from journalist and author Rina Raphael: The Problem with Prenatal Vitamins - by Rina Raphael (substack.com)