Mrs. Rola Fakhri

Mrs. Rola Fakhri Al-Talafha is a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator with extensive experience in clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, weight management and dietary management of chronic diseases. She has worked in healthcare settings in both Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, developing expertise in individualized nutritional counselling and the management of patients with a range of medical and metabolic conditions.

She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science at Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2006. Following her education, she began her professional career as a nutrition specialist at a specialized weight-loss center in Abu Dhabi. She subsequently worked as a dietitian in a medical center and later as a nutritionist within a large hotel group before returning to clinical nutrition practice.

In her clinical career, Rola has provided nutritional care for overweight and obese patients as well as underweight children, adolescents and adults. Her work has also included dietary counselling and management of patients with diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. She has experience developing individualized diet programs and providing nutritional counselling for pregnant and lactating women.

She has also worked closely with bariatric surgeons, providing dietary counselling and nutritional management for patients with morbid obesity. This experience has contributed to her expertise in weight-management strategies and medical nutrition therapy.

Diabetes Education

Rola's professional work extends beyond conventional dietetics into diabetes education. DES2026 specifically lists her as a “Senior Clinical Dietitian – Diabetic Educator” at NMC MBZ Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

Her diabetes-related work includes nutritional management for people living with diabetes and other cardiometabolic conditions. Her public professional contributions have also included educating the public about healthy eating, blood-glucose-related dietary considerations, weight management and practical nutrition strategies.

Previous Professional Experience

According to her NMC professional biography, her career progression included:

• Nutrition Specialist – specialized weight-loss center, Abu Dhabi
• Dietitian – medical center
• Nutritionist – large hotel group
• Nutrition Specialist – clinical setting managing nutritional needs of children, adolescents and adults
• Clinical nutrition practice in Abu Dhabi, managing patients with chronic conditions
• Dietary counselling alongside bariatric surgeons for patients with morbid obesity
• Senior Clinical Dietitian / Diabetic Educator – NMC MBZ Hospital, Abu Dhabi, as listed by DES2026.

Areas of Expertise

Her documented areas of professional expertise include:

• Clinical dietetics
• Diabetes nutrition and education
• Medical nutrition therapy
• Weight management
• Obesity management
• Bariatric nutrition
• Dietary counselling
• Nutrition management of diabetes
• Nutrition management of hypertension
• Nutrition management of hypercholesterolemia
• Cardiovascular disease nutrition
• Pediatric nutrition
• Adult nutrition
• Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
• Management of overweight and underweight patients

Professional Memberships

Rola is documented as a member of:

• Jordanian Dietitian Association
• Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association

Public Health & Media Contributions

Rola has also contributed her professional expertise to UAE health and lifestyle publications.

For example, Gulf News has quoted her in articles concerning children's nutrition and healthy eating. She has provided practical advice on maintaining healthy meal and snack routines, reducing consumption of highly processed foods and ensuring adequate nutrients for children's growth and wellbeing.

She has also been quoted discussing meal timing, healthy snacks and weight-management considerations, particularly in relation to maintaining healthy blood glucose and dietary habits.

Achievements & Professional Contributions

Based on the sources I could verify, her strongest documented achievements are:

1. More than 12 years of professional experience in dietetics and nutrition across Jordan and the UAE.
2. Specialized experience in diabetes nutrition and education, reflected in her DES2026 designation as a Senior Clinical Dietitian and Diabetic Educator.
3. Extensive weight-management experience, including nutritional counselling for overweight and obese patients and collaboration with bariatric surgeons in managing morbid obesity.
4. Experience managing nutrition for chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and heart disease.
5. Experience across different patient populations, including children, adolescents, adults, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
6. Public health education through UAE media, where she has provided professional nutrition guidance on healthy eating, children's nutrition, meal timing and lifestyle management.
7. Participation as faculty in DES2026, the 2nd Emirates Diabetes Educators Society Conference, where she is listed among the conference faculty/moderators.