--- description: Find out why Culina Health was selected for TIME‘s list of the most influential companies of 2026. title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026: Culina Health image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0491ae6fcda96d67/69d7dba74c830676cca38cc1/time100-companies-2026-culina-health.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 30, 2026 # Culina Health Access to registered dietitians by [Alison Van Houten](/author/alison-van-houten/) ## Alison Van Houten Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Culina Health Just 1 in 500 Americans have seen a registered dietitian, even though millions have nutrition-linked chronic conditions. In-network with most major U.S. insurance plans, Culina Health virtually connects patients of all ages with registered dietitians (RDs), no referrals needed. Three-quarters of patients pay nothing out of pocket, and the average copay with insurance is $33 per visit—about 60% less than competitors. "People just don't know that this is something you can get," says CEO and cofounder Vanessa Rissetto. The [rapidly growing company](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250812844210/en/Culina-Health-Ranks-No.-564-on-the-2025-Inc.-5000-List-of-Americas-Fastest-Growing-Private-Companies "undefined") says its patients show 50% greater reduction in diabetes markers, weight, and LDL cholesterol—a major predictor of heart attacks and strokes—than [published clinical benchmarks](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2200734/ "undefined"). One reason: unlike most dietitian practices, which rely on contractors, Culina's RDs are employees, giving the company tighter control over the standard of care. "Our dietitians, for the most part, have worked in major hospitals,” says Rissetto, “and when you work in major hospitals where medicine is happening, then you're able to deliver care better and faster." ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/culina-health/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/culina-health/"},"headline":"Culina Health","datePublished":"2026-04-30T13:20:18.051Z","dateModified":"2026-05-12T07:03:08.253Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/culina-health/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","franchise","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0491ae6fcda96d67/69d7dba74c830676cca38cc1/time100-companies-2026-culina-health.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alison Van Houten","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alison-van-houten/"}],"creator":"Alison Van Houten","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0491ae6fcda96d67/69d7dba74c830676cca38cc1/time100-companies-2026-culina-health.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/culina-health/","name":"Culina Health"}}]}] ```