Dr. Rao Ivaturi has launched Webdietitian in October 2000 at the American Dietetic Association conference in Denver, Colorado. Since that time he has developed two software applications that are widely used as tools in dietary management. The Diet Planning Guides (DPG-CD for Pc users) allows users to create custom diet plans for diabetes, cardiovascular health, renal, pediatric, celiac disease, weight management, and more. The Diet and Weight Analyst (DWA-CD for PC users) allows users  to: analyze 1 and  3-day diets for their nutrient content; anlayze single food for nutrient amounts, assist in calculating BMI, ideal body weight, daily energy requirements using Harris Benedict equation; and more.

Dr. Ivaturi is the chief editor of Webdietitian. As an academician, he has taught graduate and undergraduate nutrition courses in dietetics for nearly 20 years. He has a private practice in nutrition at a Medical Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dr. Ivaturi has served as nutrition consultant in various  capacities, delivers continuing education presentations to nutrition professionals, and currently serves on the editorial board of two scientific medical journals.

Webdietitian has been initially conceptualised and designed by Dr. Rao Ivaturi, Associate Professor of Nutrition at Indiana State University. The Webdietitian team that he had put together is a who's who list of experts who have assisted him in bringing this innovative web site to you. They include:

Dr. Sara Parks, Past ADA President