Medical Nutrition Therapy

"MNT can be used to promote health and functionality, and effects the quality of life for many Americans. MNT is also and effective disease management component that lessens chronic disease risk, slows disease progression and reduces symptoms... It is time to make the MNT benefit more preventive in nature, and combat diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in the early stages of the diseases."
                                                            -Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)

"It is imperative that health plans provide Medicare beneficiaries with the optimum in health promotion and chronic disease care to keep members healthy and satisfied with their care. Nutrition in chronic disease care should be brought to the forefront of this effort."
                                                            -Bruce Bagley, MD
              Medical Director for Quality Improvement of the
American Academy of Family Physicians


"We who have been working in the managed care environment believe that the future is going to be health promotion, disease prevention, treating illness, and maintaining wellness. Nutrition is going to be a tremendous part of everything we do in the future." 
                                                            -Randy Killian
                                         Executive VP, National Association of Managed Care Physicians

"Nutrional Care is a preventive intervention whose time has come...routine nutrition screening can improve lives, improve health and save money. It's time for us to step up to the bat and invest now because it will definitely help us in the future." 
                                                          -Sandra Harmon-Weiss, MD
                                                               Vice President and Medical Director the
U.S. Healthcare