Natalie D Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FAAP

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About

Pediatrician, obesity medicine specialist (DABOM), and registered dietitian Dr. Natalie Muth in Encinitas's Old Encinitas district practices at 374 N Coast Highway 101 near the Self Realization Fellowship. Pediatric metabolic health assessments and GLP-1 medication management for qualifying adolescents coordinate with family wellness planning at primary care practices including United Family Medicine in Encinitas to ensure household-wide dietary and activity interventions. A UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine graduate with an MPH in Nutrition from UNC and an MBA from the University of San Diego, she completed her pediatric residency at UCLA (2012) and holds FACSM fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine. As past chair of the AAP Section on Obesity, national AAP spokesperson, and author of the AAP's Clinician's Guide to Pediatric Nutrition (2023), she brings research-level authority to clinical encounters, and pediatric vision screening referrals for diabetic patients route to Keane Optometry on El Camino Real. Clinical protocols include medical nutrition therapy utilizing indirect calorimetry for resting metabolic rate measurement, body composition analysis via bioelectrical impedance, and motivational interviewing frameworks for sustained family behavior change.