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Learn more » Nutrition Blog Food Security Healthy Teaching Kitchen Nutrition and Food Services Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) develops and provides comprehensive evidenced based nutritional services for our Veterans and their families across VHA’s health care facilities. NFS delivers safe and high quality patient food services. NFS Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) serve as nutrition diagnosticians and medical nutrition therapists for Veterans and their families utilizing the nutrition care process and mentor future RDNs through VA Dietetic Internship programs . RDNs promote wellness and disease prevention by ensuring effective nutrition education and counseling. The nutrition team proactively contributes to multiple VA initiatives including TeleNutrition, the Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT), Cultural Transformation, nutrition research, and social media communications. NFS is transforming VA in its advanced clinical nutrition practices, data driven quality improvement, and healthy teaching kitchen programs to improve Veterans and their family members’ health outcomes. Nutrition and Health Nutrition Blogs Video Recipes Nutrition and Health Food choices can impact a number of health conditions such as as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. View the list of nutrition related health conditions below to learn how your food choices can make a difference in managing your health Cancer Diabetes Fiber Food and Drug Interactions Healthy Aging Heart Health (Managing high cholesterol and high blood pressure) Kidney Disease Neurological Disorders and Spinal Cord Injuries Plant Based and Sustainable Eating Vitamins and Supplements Weight Management - Resources to help you lose weight Weight Management - Resources to help you gain weight Wellness and Healthy Living Women’s Health Nutrition Blogs These blogs have been written by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists who work at VA centers accross the country Diabetes Distress Have your snacks and protect your heart Fiber: A "Super" food to add to your diet Nutrition for breastfeeding mothers Farmers Markets celebrate the season Helping Veterans live safely with food allergies Gardening can lead to healthier lives Bone Health and Nutrition How to Build a Healthy Salad Helping Veterans raise kids who aren’t afraid of eating Working Together to ensure Veteran food security Make it a Lifestyle, Not a Diet Mediterranean Diet, One Step at a Time Reduce Food Waste Liver and Nutrition Clearing the Cholesterol...