Deborah Juda, RD LDN

Debbie Juda, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist with more than 30 years of experience specializing in obesity care, bariatric nutrition, and patient engagement. As a private practice clinician, she continues to counsel patients directly while also partnering with healthcare teams to deliver scalable, evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle solutions.
Throughout her career, Debbie has trained healthcare professionals worldwide, counseled thousands of patients, and developed structured educational programs designed to simplify, standardize, and elevate the delivery of nutrition care. She supports hospitals, bariatric programs, and obesity medicine practices with seamlessly integrated nutrition systems that enhance workflow, reduce redundancy, and improve patient outcomes.
She is the creator of BariLEARN, the NOW Nutrition & Lifestyle 16-Week Program, and the Nutrition & Lifestyle Essentials for Weight Loss Medications program, all designed to ensure patients receive consistent, motivating, and best-practice education across the continuum of care, including preoperative, postoperative, and medication-supported treatment pathways.
Debbie also contributes to GLP-1 and incretin-based medication research as a clinical protocol developer and active member of multidisciplinary study teams collaborating with pharmaceutical partners.
In 2020, she founded VIP Nutrition Coach, a private telehealth practice dedicated to personalized, motivating, and evidence-based care. She is licensed in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Iowa. Her mission is to empower patients while extending high-quality nutrition and lifestyle education to healthcare teams navigating today’s rapidly evolving obesity treatment landscape.