MELANIE JACOB R.D.
Melanie
Jacob has 20 years experience in the field of dietetics. She has specialized
training from the Children's Hospital in Boston in adolescent nutrition.
She received certification from the American Dietetic Association
on childhood and adolescent weight management. A towering influence
to others, Melanie who is 6 feet tall stands on her convictions of a
balanced, healthy and spiritual lifestyle. She provides nutritional
counseling to adolescents and families. Her specialities are eating
disorders, sports nutrition, bone health, weight management and other
nutritional concerns. Melanie ascribes to the American Dietetic Association's
Code of Professional Ethic. She works with Girls Empowered, a program
designed to build self-esteem, fitness, nutrition and healthy body image
for girls of all ages.
Professional Experience
Nutrition
Therapy, LLC Business Owner, Troy, MI
William
Beaumont Hospital,Clinical
Dietitian/Bone Health Coordinator, Birmingham, MI
Children’s Hospital,
Research Coordinator, Boston, MA
Children’s
Hospital, Clinical Dietitian Specialist, Boston, MA
Harvard School of Public
Health, Dietitian Consultant, Boston, MA
Boston Church of Christ,
Women Counselor, Woburn, MA
Hillhaven Corporation,
Staff Dietitian/Consultant Lexington, MA
Professional
Degrees and Training
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B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens
Point, WI.
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Dietetic Internship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston,
MA.
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Adolescent
nutrition fellowship at Children’s Hospital Adolescent Medicine
Program, Boston, MA.
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Bone Densitometry Training, Hologic,Waltham, MA
Melanie
(Breitenbach) Jacob Publications Include:
1)
Breitenbach, Melanie, "Chasing after the wind". Godliness
for Every Woman Part 2, DPI Publications, 2001
2) Snyder, B.D., Saltz, I., Breitenbach, M.A., Kido, T.H., Myers, E.R.,
Emans, J.B. Does Bracing Affect Bone Density in Adolescent Scoliosis?
Spine 1995; 20:1554-1560
(3) Rockett HD, Breitenbach M, Frazier AL, Witch J, Wolf, AM Field, AE
Colitz, GA. Validation of youth/adolescent FFQ. Prev Med. 1997; 26:808-816.
Abstracts
1)
Snyder, B.D., Saltz, I., Breitenbach, M.A., Myers, E.R., Emans, J.B. Does
Bracing Affect Bone Density in Adolescent Scoliosis? 29th Scoliosis Research
Society, Portland, OR, September 21-24, 1994.
2) Breitenbach, M.A., Myers, E.R., Emans, J.B., Snyder, B.D., Does Time
in Brace Affect Bone Density Accumulation In Adolescent Girls With Idiopathic
Scoliosis? Submitted to 19th American Society of Bone and Mineral Research,
Cincinnati, OH, September 24-27, 1997.
3) Snyder, B.D., Breitenbach, M.A., Myers, E.R., Emans, J.B. Bone Mass
Accumulation Is Not Affected By Time In Brace In Adolescent Girls With
Idiopathic Scoliosis. Submitted to 32nd Scoliosis Research Society, St.
Louis, MO, September 24-27, 1997.
4) Snyder, B.D., Breitenbach, M.A., Myers, E.R., Emans, J.B. Long Term
Functional Outcome of Boston Brace Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis;
Function, Body Pain, Bone Density and Curve Status. Submitted to 32nd
Scoliosis Research Society, St. Louis, MO, September 24-27, 1997.
Patient Guide: Questions and Answers About Folic Acid. The Contraception
Report 4(3), 1993.
Professional
Memberships include:
American
Dietitic Association- Registration No. 13613 (ADA)
Michigan Dietetic Association (MDA)
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN)
Nutrition Entrepreneurs, national and local chapter (NE)
Eating Disorder League of Michigan
Volunteer
Work and Personal Interests
Oakland
county obesity initiative
HOPE Wordwide, Michigan
Active church/Bible study member
Volleyball enthusiast
Ethic cuisine
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