07/30/99 Miami Dietitian Named National Spokesperson for American Dietetic Association

Miami Dietitian Named National Spokesperson for American Dietetic Association

Press Release July 30, 1999

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CHICAGO -- Registered dietitian Claudia M. Gonzalez, a resident of Miami, has been named a media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.

Gonzalez joins ADA's national, volunteer network of 29 experts who communicate the importance of sound nutrition to the public. Gonzalez will serve as national spokesperson on issues of particular concern to Latino consumers.

Headquartered in Chicago, the 70,000-member ADA serves the public by promoting optimal health, nutrition and well-being. Its media spokesperson program began in 1982.

During her three-year term as an ADA spokesperson, Gonzalez will provide expert commentary for print and broadcast news stories on health and nutrition topics, ADA's official positions, educational campaigns and public policy initiatives.

Gonzalez is an expert in the nutritional treatment of immunology HIV/AIDS, as well as weight management, cardiac disease, diabetes and pregnancy nutrition. She earned her bachelor's degree in dietetics and nutrition and her master's degree in communication at Florida International University.

Gonzalez is a clinical dietitian at South Miami Hospital and a nutrition consultant for health-care facilities, physicians and weight-loss centers. She has served as a nutrition consultant for U.S. businesses at international food shows in Germany, France, Spain, Argentina and Mexico, and in this country.

Gonzalez speaks frequently on health and nutrition issues to Miami-area businesses and translates nutrition materials into Spanish for Miami's Hispanic community.

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