Fairfax Dietetics

Specialties

Weight loss counseling for adults, children & teens, Therapeutic diet counseling for physician referrals, Sports nutrition, wellness & vegetarian nutrition counseling, Nutrition presentations for community & school groups, Nutrition consultations for health care & business facilities and more

History

Established in 2005.

After the birth of her 2 children, Deborah began counseling pregnant teens and women on prenatal nutrition. She also assisted on a study concerning nutrition status and pregnancy outcome in adolescents for the National Institute of Health. This experience led to a position working with children diagnosed with Phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder requiring a very specialized diet. My role as a metabolic dietitian included teaching medical students and writing grant applications.

Meet the Business Owner

Deborah J.

Business Owner

Deborah received her BS degree with a major in dietetics from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing the clinical dietetics program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she qualified to take and passed the national examination for registration with the American Dietetic Association (ADA). She started her career as a registered Virginia dietitian (RD) by working in a community hospital as a clinical dietitian before being promoted to chief dietitian. During this time she developed and supervised the development of nutrition assessments and counseling patients on a variety of therapeutic diets including weight management, sodium restricted, diabetic, and low cholesterol. She is an active member of the Northern District Virginia Dietetic Association serving on the Executive Board. In addition to being a RD, she is also certified by the American Dietetic Association in childhood, adolescent, and adult weight management.