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Gavin Van De Walle, RDN, LN, owns Dakota Dietitians, a consulting company that provides dietitian services to various health care settings, including addiction treatment centers, long-term care, and home health care, among others. He also writes on a variety of nutrition-related topics for several websites and trade organizations.
Gavin is a registered dietitian nutritionist and holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Bioenergetics from South Dakota State University.
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