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Blood glucose above your target may reflect prediabetes, diabetes, insulin resistance, medication effects, illness, or other factors. A1C estimates average blood glucose over roughly three months; diagnosis belongs with your medical clinician.
We connect meals, glucose patterns, medications, culture, and schedule. You leave with clear carbohydrate, protein, fiber, and meal-timing strategies—not a forbidden-food list.
Weight is influenced by biology, medications, sleep, stress, health conditions, food access, appetite, and eating patterns. Difficulty changing weight is not proof of poor willpower.
We build a sustainable plan around your history, appetite, preferences, and health goals while protecting nutrition quality and your relationship with food.
Low weight or unintended weight loss may relate to poor appetite, digestive or medical conditions, medications, higher nutrition needs, or difficulty eating enough. Sudden or unexplained loss should also be evaluated by your medical clinician.
We build a comfortable eating schedule and increase calories, protein, and nutrient density without simply making portions overwhelming. The plan can also support strength and muscle goals.
GLP-1 and related prescription medicines can affect appetite, fullness, digestion, blood glucose, and weight. Some people struggle with nausea, constipation, low intake, hydration, or getting enough protein.
Alongside your prescriber, we help protect protein, fluids, micronutrients, muscle, and comfortable digestion. We do not prescribe medication; we make the nutrition side safer and more workable.
Bloating, reflux, pain, constipation, or diarrhea can have more than one contributor. Symptoms may relate to food patterns, gut-brain signaling, medications, intolerances, or a condition your medical team should evaluate.
We identify patterns, choose only the most useful nutrition trial, and carefully reintroduce foods so your diet does not become smaller than necessary.
Celiac disease is a chronic digestive and immune disorder in which gluten triggers damage to the small intestine. Treatment requires a lifelong gluten-free diet; testing should be discussed with a clinician before removing gluten.
We teach label reading, cross-contact prevention, eating away from home, and balanced gluten-free meals while watching nutrients that may fall short, including fiber, iron, and calcium.
Kidney nutrition needs change with kidney function, dialysis status, laboratory values, medications, and other conditions. Not everyone needs the same limits on potassium, phosphorus, sodium, fluid, or protein.
We translate your medical information into food priorities you can actually follow and coordinate recommendations with your kidney-care team when appropriate.
Blood pressure and cholesterol are shaped by genetics, medications, activity, sleep, stress, smoking, and eating patterns. Nutrition is one important part of a complete medical plan.
We turn sodium, fiber, fat quality, and meal balance into realistic choices that fit your culture, budget, and routine.
Cancer and treatment can affect appetite, taste, swallowing, digestion, energy, weight, and muscle. Nutrition needs may differ from standard healthy-eating advice and can change throughout care.
In coordination with your oncology team, we adapt protein, calories, fluids, textures, and meal timing to treatment effects and help reduce the risk of malnutrition.
PCOS is a hormonal and metabolic condition. Insulin resistance is common, but symptoms and treatment needs vary from person to person.
We create a consistent, satisfying eating pattern that supports your blood sugar, cravings, cycle-related goals, and overall health in coordination with medical care.
Bariatric procedures change intake and, depending on the procedure, digestion or absorption. Food stages, fluids, protein, and vitamin and mineral needs require structured follow-up.
We provide pre-operative assessment, stage-by-stage progression, symptom troubleshooting, supplement guidance, documentation, and long-term maintenance support.
Patients of Jorge Acosta, MD, FACS, in El Paso can ask about our dedicated bariatric nutrition package, designed to make the nutrition steps before and after surgery easier to follow.
Ask about the Acosta patient packageEating disorders are serious health conditions involving eating behaviors, nourishment, body image, or food fear. They are not a choice and often need coordinated medical and mental-health care.
We support nutritional adequacy, meal structure, food exposure, and a safer relationship with food while collaborating with your treatment team.
Vegan diets exclude animal foods. A varied, well-planned pattern can meet nutrition needs, but reliable vitamin B12 and attention to protein, iron, calcium, vitamin D, iodine, zinc, and omega-3 fats are important.
We assess your usual foods, build balanced meals, identify useful fortified foods or supplements, and adapt plant-based nutrition to diabetes, kidney, digestive, pregnancy, sport, or other health needs.
Picky eating, feeding difficulty, or growth concerns can be influenced by development, sensory preferences, medical needs, appetite, routines, and the feeding environment.
We review growth and intake, support feeding skills, and give caregivers practical steps that protect nutrition while reducing pressure at the table.
Describe what has been difficult in an appointment request. We’ll help choose the right starting point.
Send a requestThese short definitions are general education, not a diagnosis. Your dietitian personalizes care using your history, labs, medications, preferences, and medical team.

Our mission
Desert View Dietitians was founded on one belief: every person in El Paso deserves expert nutrition care that fits their culture, health history, and schedule.
Our credentialed Registered Dietitians provide medical nutrition therapy in person and through telehealth, in English and Spanish.
Our clinicians
Choose a clinician to learn how their experience may fit what you need. No generic provider cards—just the information that helps you decide.

RDN · LD · MPPD · Founder
“I want every patient to leave feeling heard, equipped, and confident—not handed another generic plan.”
Ruth founded Desert View Dietitians to bring expert, bilingual nutrition care to El Paso in a way that respects culture, health history, and real schedules. She specializes in weight management, gut health, eating-disorder support, and kidney nutrition.
She earned her master’s degree from Iowa State University and her dietetics degree from New Mexico State University. Ruth also teaches Human Nutrition at NMSU and shares practical bilingual guidance as a recurring nutrition expert on Univision 26.
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Ruth makes nutrition practical, visual, and bilingual for Borderland families.

Weekly nutrition education on Despierta El Paso

RDN · LD · CDCES
“Diabetes care should help you understand your numbers without making every meal feel like a test.”
Mayra brings six years of experience across hospital care and private practice. As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, she focuses on diabetes, prediabetes, insulin resistance, elevated A1C, and practical blood-sugar management.
She helps patients connect glucose readings, medications, carbohydrates, protein, meal timing, movement, and everyday routines. Her goal is to replace confusion with skills patients can use at home, at restaurants, and during busy workdays.
In the community, Mayra participates in Kitchen Creations, supporting practical cooking and diabetes-management education. She earned her Master of Science at New Mexico State University.


RD · LD · NASM-CPT
“Nutrition, training, and recovery should support one another—not compete.”
Santiago brings more than ten years of experience in acute care and rehabilitation. His clinical background includes complex enteral nutrition and bariatric medical nutrition therapy, where careful assessment and coordinated care matter.
As an NASM-certified personal trainer, Santiago can also help patients connect nutrition with individualized training, strength, conditioning, and recovery. He translates health goals into realistic food and activity strategies that can progress safely over time.

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Patient reviews
“She has made this so easy, no hunger, no limitations. I lost weight the first two weeks with energy to spare.”
“Ruth is greatly knowledgeable and takes the time to understand your needs. Plans that are practical and easy to follow.”
“I cannot recommend Desert View Dietitians enough. Such a pleasure to feel her compassion for her clients.”
Practical resources
Simple tools and access points, reviewed and organized by the Desert View team.

A practical English and Spanish visual for building balanced meals.
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Common questions
Desert View Dietitians accepts many insurance plans. Benefits vary by plan, diagnosis, referral requirements, and visit type. Send an appointment request so our team can review your information.
Yes. Bilingual nutrition care is available in English and Spanish.
Secure telehealth visits are available to eligible patients in Texas and New Mexico. Use online booking to view available visit times.
No. The catalog provides general education and does not replace individualized medical care. Your dietitian will tailor recommendations to your history, labs, medications, preferences, and goals.
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