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#597: Behavioral Psychology in Diet & Health Counselling – David Creel, PhD, RD

Mar 10, 2026 · 52m

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In clinical practice effective nutrition, exercise, and obesity care is rarely about identifying the single "best" plan on paper. Instead, sustainable change depends on behavioral psychology: understanding the person's context, motivation, barriers, and patterns, then co-designing practical steps that can actually be implemented in real life. David Creel PhD, RD is a clinical psychologist and registered dietitian working in weight management at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Creel discusses how clinicians can bridge the gap between "optimal recommendations" and what is most likely to create actual behaviour change. This includes a combination of using collaborative communication,…