GLP-1 Nutrition Dietitian for Tampa Bay & All of Florida

Independent, credentialed, muscle-first

Most GLP-1 "nutrition support" on the market comes from one of three places: a weight-loss app, a company that also profits from selling you the drug, or an insurance marketplace that shuffles you between interchangeable providers. None of them is a single, named clinician who reads your labs and stands behind your results. That is the gap Vitae Arete exists to fill.

• One named expert. You work directly with a registered dietitian (MS, RDN, LDN) with a clinical and oncology background, not a rotating roster or a chatbot.
• Independent of the prescription. I don't sell the medication, so the guidance is about you, never an upsell. Your prescriber runs the drug; I run the nutrition that makes it work.
• Muscle is the priority. Without the right plan, a quarter to a third of GLP-1 weight loss can come from muscle. Protecting it is the line between simply losing weight and losing your strength and metabolism with it. (the evidence on GLP-1 muscle loss.)

What working together looks like

Every plan is built around your medication, your dose, your labs, and the way you actually live, not a photocopied handout:

• A protein protocol calibrated to the target that preserves muscle, and made realistic on an appetite the medication has quieted.
• Side-effect management. Concrete tactics for nausea, early fullness, constipation, and the rough stretch after a dose increase.
• Clinician-ordered labs to reveal what is happening beneath the number on the scale, with supplements added only where the data justifies them.
• A maintenance plan so the weight you lose is the weight that stays gone, including how to taper off the medication well.

Serving Tampa Bay: St. Pete, Clearwater, and the whole Gulf Coast

Tampa Bay is a big, water-divided metro, spanning Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, with the bay and the interstates between them. That geography is exactly why telehealth fits so well here: instead of crossing the Howard Frankland at rush hour for a fifteen-minute check-in, you meet from your kitchen or your office. It suits the region's demanding professional workforce too, from finance and the large hospital systems to the MacDill-area and defense community, where a lunch-break video visit beats a half-day round trip. The practice is Florida-licensed and delivers every visit by secure video, so a client in South Tampa gets the same rigorous care as one in downtown St. Pete or out toward Wesley Chapel. No commute, no parking deck, no waiting room.

• Tampa
• St. Petersburg
• Clearwater
• Brandon
• Wesley Chapel
• Riverview
• Largo
• Palm Harbor
• Plant City
• All of Florida

Common questions

Is there a GLP-1 dietitian who works with Tampa Bay patients?

Yes. Vitae Arete is a private nutrition practice led by Jason Fee, MS, RDN, LDN, a registered dietitian who specializes in GLP-1 and weight-loss nutrition. Care is delivered by secure telehealth, so patients in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and across Tampa Bay work with the practice remotely from home or the office.

Do you have an office in Tampa?

No physical Tampa office. The practice is Florida-licensed and operates entirely by secure video, which is a genuine advantage for a spread-out metro like Tampa Bay: no drive across the bridges, no parking, no waiting room. You get the same clinical care whether you are in South Tampa, downtown St. Pete, or out toward Wesley Chapel.

Do you prescribe Ozempic or other GLP-1 medications?

No. A dietitian doesn't prescribe medication; your physician or prescriber manages that. I handle the nutrition side: protein to protect muscle, managing side effects, and building a plan that makes the medication work and the results last.

Do you take insurance, HSA, or FSA for GLP-1 nutrition counseling in Tampa?

Consultations are private-pay. Many Tampa Bay clients pay with pre-tax HSA or FSA dollars, and superbills for potential out-of-network reimbursement are available on request so you can submit to your insurer yourself.

How is this different from Noom, Found, or an insurance dietitian marketplace?

You get one named, credentialed dietitian, not an app, not a prescription service, and not an anonymous marketplace that rotates you between providers. The focus is clinical depth: protecting your muscle, individualizing care around your labs, and one consistent expert relationship instead of a generic program.

Vitae Arete provides nutrition counseling and does not prescribe or manage medication. This page is general information, not individualized medical or nutrition advice, and does not create a dietitian-client relationship. See the full disclaimer.