Expert
Jennifer Neily
MS,RD,CSSD,LD
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Nutrition
Jennifer Neily, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is a respected award-winning registered and licensed dietitian in Dallas, Texas who specializes in exercise and sports nutrition, weight management, diabetes, and cardiovascular wellness and disease prevention. She is board certified in sports dietetics and a well-regarded nutrition counselor, vibrant public speaker, writer and media spokesperson in the nutrition area.
After a successful 10-year career in business and marketing primarily in the Chicago area, Jennifer returned to school to study her passion—nutrition. She received her Master of Science in Exercise and Sports Nutrition—in combination with a dietetic internship—from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas.
Jennifer spent over six years at Dallas' county hospital—Parkland Memorial—as a clinical dietitian. She received a rock-solid foundation and experience in most disease conditions—cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, liver, renal, and GI. This transitioned into a stimulating five-year tenure at the world-renown Cooper Clinic in Dallas led by "the Father of Aerobics," Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper. Focusing on wellness and disease prevention, Jennifer provided nutrition therapy and coaching to over two thousand patients.
Consulting projects include recipe analysis by calculation to Neiman Marcus including their Go Figure cuisine and product analysis including nutrition standards to Meals to Live, LLC. Jennifer has been an adjunct (part-time) professor for over 13 years, teaching Principles of Nutrition for Richland College.
Speaking and Media
A sought after speaker to business, organizations and sports groups, Jennifer speaks on numerous topics. These include nutrition to optimize athletic performance, weight management, healthy dining out, nutrition and exercise, controlling cholesterol, to name a few. All presentations are personalized appropriately to the audience.
A member of the Dallas Dietetic Association’s Media Bureau, Jennifer is frequently called upon to speak on numerous nutrition related topics. · Fox 4 Good Day · NBC Channel 5 · ABC Channel 8 · CBS Channel 11 · UPN 21 Texas Country Reporter · 1080 KRLD · 660 KSKY · Dallas Morning News · Dallas Morning News Looks magazine · DBeauty magazine · More magazine · HealthWhere magazine · DFW Health & Fitness Sport magazine · The Dallas Examiner · WebMD · Cooper Health magazine
Jennifer was an honored recipient of the 2004 American Dietetic Association’s Emerging Dietetic Leader Award and received both the 2010 Texas Dietetic Association Media Award and 2008 Dallas Dietetic Association Media Award for her extensive work in print, TV and radio.
Understanding the need and value for giving back to the nutrition and dietetics community, Jennifer volunteers long hours furthering the profession. She served as President to both the
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When not working or volunteering, Jennifer balances her time by living what she coaches—eating right and staying in shape with a variety of workouts including Zumba, spinning, rollerblading, power walking and weight lifting. She is frequently seen in the neighborhood of old east Dallas with her “bodyguard” Rylee, her 10-year old Great Dane mix. Jennifer has been a foster mom to Great Danes through Great Dane Rescue of North Texas (www.danerescue.net) for over nine years. She has lovingly cared for over 29 gentle giants as they awaited finding their "fur"ever families.
Contact Jennifer today!
214.395.3114
jennifer@jenniferneily.com
Above image by Captures by Erin. All other Neily photos by Debby Hanry Photography