At the Kingley Institute, we only employ registered dietitians to deliver our weight loss and nutrition programs.  All registered dietitians must meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of a bachelor�s degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of The American Dietetic Association (ADA).

• Completion of a CADE-accredited supervised practice program, typically 6 to 12 months in length at a healthcare facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation.

• Passing a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• Completion of continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.

Unfortunately, New Jersey does not require nutrition practitioners to be licensed or in any way qualified.  Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of education or training.  However, only a registered dietitian meeting the above requirements can use the term dietitian or registered dietitian. 

Because dietitians have training and coursework covering food and nutrition sciences, chemistry, physiology, and anatomy, they are appropriately equipped to assess and manage weight loss and nutrition programs.

Your health and wellbeing are too important to risk to unqualified amateurs whom you cannot be sure have the proper education and practical experience to both treat and communicate safe and proven weight loss and nutrition programs.      

After the age of 25, most of us lose 2 - 5% of our muscle mass every decade.  Every pound of muscle burns an extra 10 calories a day.  So all else the same, each additional pound of fat free mass you have will cause you to lose over one pound of fat per year.  Of course, muscle helps you maintain bone strength and balance in addition to helping you lose weight and keep it off.    

1. As we spend most of our time raising our families and working sitting at a desk, our activity level falls.  Unless this is replaced by an exercise program, the amount of calories we require each day will decrease.

2. We tend to lose 2 - 5% of our fat free mass (i.e. muscle) every decade after age 25.  As previously mentioned, this loss of fat free mass reduces our metabolism.

Both of these factors reduce the amount of calories we need each day as we age.  So even if you continue to eat the same, you will gain weight as you age.  We can help you modify your diet, increase your activity level, and build up your muscle mass to help you reach your desired weight and keep it there.    

Body fat is not metabolically active, meaning that it does not contribute to the amount of calories your body uses each day.  Lean muscle mass on the other hand is metabolically active and causes your body to burn more calories.  When you lose weight by diet alone, you will lose both body fat and lean muscle mass.  This means the amount of calories you require each day actually decreases the more weight you lose.  The more weight you lose, the less you can eat to keep the weight off.  This doesn't sound like fair play but that's the way it works. 

If, on the other hand, you keep your lean muscle mass the same (were not talking about becoming muscle heavy - just keeping the same amount of muscle during your weight loss phase), then you can keep the amount of calories you need constant, even as you are losing weight.  Even better, increase your lean muscle mass a bit and you can actually increase your metabolism rate, eat more, and not gain weight.  All through exercise, no supplements or drugs.

To learn more, click here to look at an example illustrating what we mean.