Jen Birge, MS, RD, CDE - Nutrition & Dieting - Eating Disorders - Health/Fitness

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Expert Profile: Jen Birge, MS, RD, CDE

Expertise: I can answers questions about weight loss, diabetes, prediabetes, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), high triglycerides, hypertension and pcos. I'm a Registered Dietitan and Certified Diabetes Educator.

Experience in the area
I have had 4 years experience as an outpatient dietitian at a diabetes self management program and I offer online counseling at www.realhelpforweightloss.com Organizations
American Diabetes Association American Association of Diabetes Educators

Education/Credentials
Registered Dietitian (RD) Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) Master of Science in Allied Health - Community Health

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What do you like about this subject? I am passionate about helping people lose weight, improve their blood sugars or cholesterol levels and just feel better about their health and body!

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: There is actually a supplement that helps people lose weight...ask me about it!

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 390
Knowledge	9.82 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.91 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		2
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		56

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/28/08
10	10	10	10	09/08/08
8	10	10	10	09/04/08
10	10	10	10	08/28/08
10	10	10	10	08/25/08

User Comments

Thank you. Al Brown
(Al on 09/28/08)

Thank you
(apostolos on 09/08/08)

Thanks for the link!
(Catherine on 08/28/08)

Thank you so much!! I DO have a major sweet tooth!! Sometimes I get sugar attacks. I will give this product a try. Thanks for the advise!!
(Shay on 08/25/08)

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Recent Answers from Jen Birge, MS, RD, CDE

2008-09-25 lose weight: Jenny, sorry for my slow response! 1200 calories is pretty low - the minimum I would recommend. Have you lost any weight at this calorie level? I would probably try 1500 calories one day, then 1200...

2008-09-15 Protein Supplementation: Jennifer, I would ask this question through the dietetics community or the rdusa yahoo group. Do you belong to those? I usually recommend a whey protein and have a specific brand I use and like but I...

2008-09-10 Weight loss: Carlos - I don't know of a home work program but a lot of people buy "walking videos/dvd's" - there's a ton out there that you could try. There's different levels so if you are used to running, you could...

2008-09-07 olive oil and deep frying: Apostolos, not many people use olive oil for deep-frying b/c it doesn't have a very high smoke point (peanut oil is used often and is a monounsaturated fat). I won't ever say that fried foods are ok...

2008-09-04 understanding fructose: Tom, I'm not sure I can answer your question but I do know that the body metabolizes fructose faster and therefore is stored as fat faster than other carbohydrates. The body turns all carbs into glucose...