I wrote a book 📘
This book is a blueprint for dietitians to lead the way in preventive medicine.
A healthcare revolution is underway — and dietitians are leading it.
For too long, dietitians have been underestimated, relegated to the “pink collar” sidelines of healthcare. But as the demand for preventive medicine grows, dietitians are stepping into power-player roles, transforming patient care, and reshaping the future of healthcare.
The Dietitian Revolution
From Pink Collar to Power Players: Leading the Future of Preventive Medicine
For decades, dietitians have been labeled a pink-collar profession: highly educated and clinically trained, yet historically undervalued, underpaid, and overlooked. While we hold the expertise to prevent and reverse chronic disease, the healthcare system continues to sideline us.
Now, the stakes are higher than ever. Venture-backed startups, private equity firms, and tech-driven telehealth platforms are rapidly consolidating dietetics, reducing dietitians to gig workers, and standardizing care into protocols. Insurance companies undervalue the services we provide, legislators make decisions without our voices, and patients are caught in the middle.
In The Dietitian Revolution, Wendy Leonard, MS, RDN, issues a bold call to action for her profession. Drawing on her experience building an innovative medical nutrition therapy group practice and pioneering a lifestyle medicine PC-MSO model, Wendy lays out a blueprint for disruption—one in which dietitians reclaim their authority, elevate their role in food-first, preventative medicine, and lead the transformation of healthcare.
Through compelling personal stories, practice case studies, and actionable strategies, Wendy encourages dietitians to shift their perspective on who their primary customer truly is: the physician. She challenges them to break free from the pink-collar trap and claim their true value, while also demonstrating how they can compete with tech-driven platforms without compromising their integrity. She outlines how dietitians can design care models that blend one-on-one visits, group programs, and hybrid delivery, and emphasizes the power of using data and technology to enhance care rather than replace it. Finally, she calls for the profession to unite in order to secure stronger reimbursement, greater policy influence, and lasting recognition.
The Dietitian Revolution is more than a book. It's a call to action for dietitians to innovate, advocate, educate and lead. It's about reclaiming our worth, reshaping healthcare, and proving that personalized, preventative nutrition care isn't optional. It's the future.
