Maudene Nelson is a nutritionist (registered dietitian)
and a certified diabetes educator. Since 1975 Ms. Nelson has been
a nutritionist and instructor at the Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia
University and the Arteriosclerosis Research Center, New York-Presbyterian
Medical Center. At New York-Presbyterian she has provided nutrition counseling
to patients, co-authored several publications and taught medical, nursing,
public health, and graduate nutrition students.
Ms. Nelson received her B.S. in Human Nutrition in 1971
from Cornell University and her M.S. in Public Health Nutrition from Teachers
College, Columbia University in 1976. She has been a volunteer and
consultant to the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes
Association.
Ms. Nelson also provides nutrition counseling and conducts
nutrition workshops for employees in the Corporate Wellness and Fitness
Services at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the Employee Health
Care Services at Merrill Lynch in the World Financial Center.