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Meet Lucille Beseler

The Kids Nutritionist

Lucille Beseler, MS,RD,LD/N,CDE is the founder of the Family Nutrition Center of South Florida.

She is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with a Masters of Science Degree in Nutrition from New York University.

Lucille is a Certified Diabetes Educator to help support and educate the growing Diabetes Population.

She has been in Private Practice for fifteen years with a client base of approximately 3,000 adult and children clients. She is profoundly knowledgeable in dealing with adults and children with nutritional problems including but not limited to obesity, failure to thrive, food allergies, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease.                                                                              She has practiced in the area of weight control for many years and is certified in Childhood and Weight Management by the American Dietetic Association.
She is a professional speaker with a positive upbeat approach that not only entertains but educates. Over the last 14 years she has conducted hundreds of lectures for parents, children, health professionals, and corporations.                                                                                    Her recent book, "Nurturing with Nutrition" Everything you need to know about feeding infants and children has received great reviews from parents and pediatricians.


Biography:
  • Master’s of Science in Nutrition from New York University
  • Certified Diabetes Educator
  • Advanced clinical experience from Children’s Teaching Hospital
  • Governors Obesity Task Force Partnership Alliance
  • Certified in Pediatric and Adolescent Weight Management 
  • Certified in Pediatric Nutrition 2001-2003 
  • Gubernatorial Appointment: Chairman of the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Council  Board of Medicine Medical Quality Assurance State of Florida since 1996-2005. State licensing board 
  • President elect Florida Dietetic Association Term: October 2005-2007 
  • Member of Broward County School Board Nutrition Committee 
  • Instructor in Nutrition at Nova Southeastern University School of Osteopathy 
  • Member of the American Dietetic Association 
  • Member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians

 

Client base includes: 

  • Hospitals:
    Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
    ; Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fitness and Nutrition Club, Craniofacial Program

    Coral Springs Medical Center in conjunction with the City of Coral Springs: Child and Adolescent Weight Management Program 

 

  • Corporations:
    American Express Wellness Program

    361 Degrees Marketing

 

Schools and Children Centers:

  • Developmental Group Resident Homes:
  • Kid’s in Distress,
  • Children’s Home Society
  • Private Schools Grandview Boca Raton
  • Broward County School Nutrition Board
  • Nova Osteopathic School of Medicine
  • Medical School Instructor on Nutrition 

 

Presentations: 

  • National & State Groups:
  • 4th Annual Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity: Arkansas
  • Governor’s Partnership on Obesity by invitation on Developing Unique Programs aimed at children and adolescent obesity– Jacksonville, Florida
  • Miami Dietetic Association: Childhood Obesity
  • Broward County Dietetic Association: Childhood Obesity
  • Florida Dietetic Association: Legislation and Regulation concerning the Practice Dietetics and Nutrition 
  • American Dietetic Association: Reimbursement for Nutrition Services 
  • Board of Medicine –Dietetics Nutrition Practice in the state of Florida
  • Numerous Local Groups

 

  • Local Groups:
  • Mother’s Club Wellington
  • Kiwanis Club of Coral Springs
  • JM Family Lifestyle Lectures on Nutrition

 

Media Experience:

            Television interviews:

  • Channel 12 WPEC News Wendy Rutledge: Food Safety in Your Home
  • Channel 10 WPLG News Mel Taylor: Nutrition, Obesity and Children
  • Channel 2 WPBT News: Nutrition and Celiac Disease
  • Channel 5 Back to School Healthy Lunch Idea Radio

             Radio Interviews:

  • WBTZ Obesity in children and the incidence of type 2 diabetes
  • Y-100 Nutrition and children

             Newspaper Interviews:

  • Numerous Sun-Sentinel-Florida Leading Newspaper

Publications:

Nurturing with Nutrition  Everything you need to know about feeding infants and toddlers : Bazarte and Beseler 2003 DMI Publications Gulfstream,Fl. (ISBN 0-9664365-5-5)