About Marina Chaparro, RD, CDE, MPH
Marina Chaparro, RDN, CDE, MPH is a pediatric and diabetes nutrition expert who has been living with type 1 diabetes since her diagnosis at the age of 16.
She is a certified diabetes educator and founder of Nutrichicos, a bilingual nutrition practice specializing in children and family nutrition. Marina is a member of the Pediatric Endocrinology team at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, where she provides comprehensive diabetes education to children and families and instructs patients on the latest technological advances in diabetes care.
As a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Marina routinely provides science-based commentary to major media outlets such as The Huffington Post, Univision Media, Miami Herald, Yahoo and Reuter’s Health. On her blog www.nutrichicos.com, Chaparro shares reliable, practical and science-driven recommendations to help families meet the nutrition needs of their children.
In addition, Marina speaks frequently at local and national conferences and serves as a nutrition expert for various health organizations on topics such as infant nutrition, Latino health issues, and diabetes. Marina earned a specialty certificate in pediatric weight management and is a graduate of Boston University (undergrad) and Florida International University (MPH).