Reyna Franco, MS, RDN, CSSD

Reyna Franco is a New York City–based registered dietitian-nutritionist (RDN) with a master's degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Columbia University. She is a certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD), a certified personal trainer (CPT) and a diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (DipACLM). She taught sports nutrition to medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, taught Life Cycle Nutrition and Nutrition Counseling to undergraduate students at LaGuardia Community College, and precepts nutrition students and interns. She created the sports nutrition rotation for the NY Distance Dietetic Internship program. She is also a corporate wellness consultant and provides wellness counseling and seminars to organizations of every size.

Reyna is a leader in the nutrition field. She is the chairperson of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) RD Member Interest Group and the treasurer and secretary of the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NYSAND). She was a past president of the NYSAND and held many other leadership roles in the organization.

Reyna has a private practice where she has been providing medical nutrition therapy in the areas of weight management, sports nutrition, diabetes, cardiac disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, food allergies, eating disorders, and childhood nutrition for over 15 years. Located in New York City, she has a diverse patient population, which requires cultural sensitivity and knowledge of ethnic food practices. She applies the tenets of lifestyle medicine to reduce the risk of chronic disease and improve the health outcomes of her patients. Using sustainable methodologies, her patients have been able to reduce or eliminate medications and have made dramatic health improvements.