Vegetarian Nutrition DPG

Vegetarian Nutrition DPG

Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group (VN DPG) members are nutrition professionals in community, clinical, education or foodservice settings who wish to learn about plant-based diets and provide support to individuals following a vegetarian lifestyle.


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Visit our Web site at www.vegetariannutrition.net/

The Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group is an invaluable resource to all those who want access to concise, reliable, cutting-edge resources and information on plant-based diets. The group focus is food patterns that are primarily or exclusively based on plant foods. Members work in clinical settings, private practice, foodservice, community programs, education, health promotion, media and research. Whether you work with clients who are vegetarian, are a vegetarian yourself, or are looking for outstanding information on plant-based nutrition, we will be delighted to welcome you.

VN Officers

  • Chair: Linda Rankin, PhD, RD, LD, FADA
  • Chair-elect: Janet Lacey, MS, RD, DrPH
  • Past chair: Sarah Ellis, MS, RD
  • Secretary: Cynthia Kennedy 
  • Treasurer: Debbie Lucus, MS, RD, CDE

Membership Total

965

Newsletter Name and Unique Features

Vegetarian Nutrition Update is published quarterly and includes reviews of recent scientific literature. There is a listing of new resources in each issue and a continuing professional education article is published annually and includes subscriptions. Subscription for ADA members is $30.00 per membership year. Individuals not eligible for ADA membership may subscribe for $35.00 per membership year. Overseas subscriptions are $35.00 per membership year. Contact:

ADA Positions Involvement

  • Health implications of dietary fiber
  • Vegetarian diets
  • Networks
  • Vegetarian Resource Group
  • Seventh Day Adventist Dietetic Association
  • Enhancement and Promotion of ADA's Strategic Initiatives and Campaigns

Member Initiative

Many of the above-mentioned products, services and events support ADA's Member Initiative, such as:

A brochure and an exhibit are available by contacting the state coordinators of the DPG.
VN DPG is constantly working in partnership with business, media and food industries that share our mission, promote plant-based food plans, and support our DPG activities. Past partners include Vegetarian Times, ADM, The Peanut Institute and SYSCO.

Policy Initiative

The DPG is represented each year at the ADA Public Policy Workshop in Washington, DC.

Public Initiative

Development of brochures on vegetarian diets, bibliography and annotated resource bibliography.