Culina Health Unveils Outstanding Clinical Outcomes with Diverse Patient Population in 2nd Annual Impact Report

The report highlights better outcomes at scale in chronic condition management, weight loss, and pre-diabetes reversal

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Culina Health, the digital platform that makes clinical nutrition care inclusive and accessible for everyone, today released its second Annual Impact Report. Having released its inaugural report last year, the company has since quadrupled its cohort size, proving even better outcomes in chronic condition management. The 2024 report also reveals that Culina Health’s evidence-based model delivered sustained weight loss and improved key biomarkers at scale.

Nearly half of Americans suffer from at least one of these conditions, yet, despite this widespread impact, only .2 percent of the population has seen a dietitian in their lifetime. Culina Health is closing that gap by making telehealth nutrition accessible nationwide—with 93 percent of patients using insurance, 75 percent of patients paying zero dollars for care, and 80 percent seeing an RD for the first time. The findings of Culina Health’s 2024 report emphasize the critical need for scalable, accessible nutrition care for Americans to combat rising diet-related chronic condition rates and associated healthcare costs—totaling $1.1 trillion per year in healthcare spend in the U.S.

“These are the outcomes that matter—to patients, providers, and payers. Over the last four years, we’ve stayed true to our commitment of making nutrition care accessible to all Americans—and the results speak for themselves,” said Vanessa Rissetto, CEO and co-founder of Culina Health. “We’ve proven that high-quality, evidence-based, accessible nutrition care prevents, manages, and reverses chronic conditions, directly linking to a reduction in healthcare costs. Our growth and success rates are a testament to the diverse, dedicated team, and our shared passion for helping people live healthier lives.”

Key findings from Culina Health’s 2024 report represent its benefits for both patients and health systems, including:

Industry-Leading Health Outcomes

Culina Health provides industry-leading guidance to prevent or manage chronic conditions or lose weight sustainably. Culina Health’s care model yields:

• 100 percent prevention of pre-diabetes progression for two consecutive years
• 47 percent reversal of pre-diabetes patients within 4 months
• 5–8 percent average weight loss, sustained up to 2+ years
• 88 percent of type 2 diabetes patients reduced A1c, most to <7 percent
• –10.5 mmHg systolic blood pressure, –22.3 mg/dL LDL-C, –1.1 A1c points

Impact on Cost Savings

Culina Health is an easy solution for healthcare providers needing a Medical Nutrition Therapy partner or for employers and organizations looking to provide a benefit that improves health outcomes and reduces cost of care for their members. Overall, its evidence-based methodology has estimated cost-saving benefits from nutrition care totaling $2.25 million in healthcare cost savings from just weight loss, pre-diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes care. Culina Health estimates its ability to reduce costs by roughly $40 billion when applied at scale to the full U.S. population with these conditions.

These savings represent just the beginning—Culina Health’s model is also delivering meaningful outcomes for complex and costly conditions such as thyroid disorders, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and high-risk pregnancy.

Commitment to Representation

Culina Health’s values center around providing healthcare that is within everyone’s reach—the company is committed to making its services inclusive and accessible to individuals of all backgrounds by offering culturally affirming care. This includes prioritizing diversity internally, so patients see themselves represented in their dietitians, and offering culturally-affirming support in multiple languages to break down language barriers often encountered in healthcare settings.

• Culina Health’s registered dietitians speak 14 languages
• 38 percent of RDs identify as non-white, nearly 2x the industry average
• Nearly 1 in 4 patients are men, a group historically underserved in dietitian care
• Over 55 percent of patients identify as people of color

”Culina Health’s registered dietitians do more than provide nutrition education—they help my patients implement sustainable strategies that work in real life,” said Kara Denny, MD, a Primary Care Physician at One Medical. “Whether it’s managing weight while on GLP-1s or navigating ADHD-related meal planning challenges, their support goes beyond the clinical. It’s personalized, practical, and transformative.”

Founded in 2020, Culina Health is closing healthcare access gaps by providing evidence-based, virtual nutrition care that is covered by insurance across all 50 states. Today, the company partners with providers, payers, health systems nationwide, including Adventist HealthCare and Circle Medical, with plans to continue the expansion of its partner network in 2025.

The full report is available to download here.

About Culina Health:

Culina Health believes everyone deserves quality nutrition care from a credentialed expert. We are transforming the health of the U.S. population by empowering payers, health systems, and employers to provide high-quality, insurance-covered nutrition care to their members.

As a leading telehealth nutrition company, we integrate evidence-based medical nutrition therapy (MNT) into healthcare and benefits programs to improve health outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance member engagement. Our partnerships drive scalable, sustainable solutions that make personalized nutrition care more accessible than ever.

The Culina Health Method™ has demonstrated improved health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions, enhancing quality of life and decreasing overall healthcare costs in the long term, proving that dietitian-led Food as Medicine interventions save lives and reduce the total cost of care. We accept all major insurance plans and see patients in all 50 states.

For more, visit CulinaHealth.com.