“Weight loss may be necessary to reduce risks and promote health,” Mandy Conrad writes. “But weight loss alone should not be the end goal: Rather, the focus should be on overall health.”
Mandy Conrad
Mandy Conrad, Ph.D., RDN, LD, is an assistant clinical professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at Mississippi State University. She received her doctorate in nutrition from Mississippi State University in 2021. Conrad received her master’s degree in health promotion, as well as two bachelor’s degrees in food and nutrition and in fitness management from Mississippi State. She also completed a dietetic internship at the University of Delaware and has been a registered dietitian since 2004. Conrad has many years of experience in clinical and community settings and served as a registered dietitian on staff at Mississippi State from 2008 until joining the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion in an academic role in 2017. She teaches a variety of nutrition classes and serves as the Didactic Program in Dietetics Director. Her professional interests are motivated by a desire to understand factors influencing health-impacting choices, which has inspired research related to food insecurity and the pursuit of continued community and global outreach.