meet kristin
Being a registered dietitian is my vocation, not my occupation. Throughout my over 20 years in nutrition, I’ve seen it all. Fad diets that came and went, thousands of patients that struggled, for years, with behavior change, and……
A little bit about Kristin
Kristin Kirkpatrick is the President of KAK, Consulting, LLC, a dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Dept of Department of Wellness & Preventive Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and a Senior Fellow at the Meadows Behavioral Healthcare in Wickenburg, Arizona. She is a best-selling author, an experienced presenter, and an award-winning Dietitian. Kristin is a contributing writer for TODAY.com, Eating Well Magazine, Costco Connection, and Cleveland Clinic Essentials and has appeared on both local and national shows such as the TODAY show, NBC Nightly News, Fox Business, Bloomberg TV, and the Dr. Oz show. Kristin is also a Nutrition Expert with the NBC affiliate for Denver, Colorado.
She’s the real deal…
Kristin provides expert advice regularly to multiple national and international media outlets. Some of her recent contributions include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Runners World, Oprah, Martha Stewart Living, Food Network, Self, and Women’s Health. The Huffington Post named Kristin “one of 35 diet and nutrition experts you need to follow on Twitter.” In December 2017, Kristin’s show “the New Rules of Food” aired nationally on PBS and received rave reviews. Finally, Kristin is a sought-after national speaker on various nutrition and wellness-related topics and has served on Dr. Oz’s Medical Advisory Board and the Advisory Board for Lose it!
See all Kristin’s Today Show Articles here!
Kristin’s career began in Washington, D.C., where she assisted in lobbying efforts for Medical Nutrition Therapy reform on behalf of the American Dietetic Association Policy and Advocacy group. She then became the Regional Coordinator of the Montgomery County, Maryland Hearts N Parks program. During her time with Hearts N Parks, she designed, implemented, and measured health promotion programs within the Washington, D.C. metro area. Kristin then returned to Ohio to work for the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Genetics. She eventually became the lead Dietitian in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine.
In January 2017, Kristin published her first book, Skinny Liver: A Proven Program to Prevent and Reverse the New Silent Epidemic—Fatty Liver Disease. You can read an excerpt here. In January, 2024 Kristin will release her second book, Regenerative Health: Discover Your Metabolic Type and Renew Your Liver for Life.
How Kristin began her career
Kristin has over 25 years of experience in health management. She holds an M.S. in Health Promo-tion Management from American University in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in Political Science from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is licensed as a Registered Die-titian in the state of Ohio. In May 2012, Kristin received the Ohio Outstanding Dietetic Educator of the year award and, in 2013, received alumni of the year from her high school, Gilmour Academy.
In her free time, Kristin enjoys running, hiking, skiing, reading, and spending time with her hus-band Andy, her two sons, Jake and Boden, and their dogs in their home outside of Denver, Colo-rado, and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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“When it comes to healthy food and healthy eating, The Dr. Oz Show has relied on Kristin’s unparalleled expertise.”
DR. MEHMET OZ
Cardiothoracic surgeon, Columbia University professor, author, and television personality
best-selling books by kristin kirkpatrick
If you are one of the 80 million individuals with NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) or you just want a solid and sustainable plan for weight loss, and lots of delicious nutrient dense recipes, then you MUST get my new book!