Kenneth “Kenny” Sheafer, MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES
Kenny Sheafer is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, published researcher, U.S. Army officer, and human performance professional with a background spanning clinical nutrition, performance nutrition, research, fitness, and military readiness.
Education & Professional Experience
Kenny earned his undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition from Metropolitan State University of Denver before completing his Master of Science through the U.S. Military-Baylor Graduate Program in Nutrition, with an emphasis in human nutrition.
He then completed a year-long clinical dietetic internship at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in 2023.
Today, Kenny is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. As an active-duty U.S. Army Captain, he serves as the Nutrition Director within the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) system at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, supporting Soldiers who train and operate in demanding Arctic environments.
His professional work spans clinical nutrition, performance nutrition, nutrition education, Soldier readiness, and human performance. Kenny has also been a Certified Personal Trainer for more than a decade and is an avid martial artist with a longstanding interest in physical training, recovery, nutrition, and human health.
Published Research
Kenny’s graduate research examined the relationship between nutrition knowledge, diet quality, and eating behaviors among active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers. The study included 440 active-duty Soldiers and identified a significant positive association between nutrition knowledge and diet quality.
View Research on PubMed →Science Made Practical
Kenny’s professional career has focused on translating nutrition science into practical strategies for health, performance, and readiness.
His work with the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness system puts that philosophy into practice every day, helping Soldiers understand how nutrition, recovery, training, and health behaviors influence their ability to perform in demanding environments.
Whether working with Soldiers, athletes, patients, or consumers, Kenny approaches education the same way: understand the evidence, acknowledge what it can and cannot tell us, and turn it into information people can actually use.
Kenny’s Role at Frozen People
Frozen People began at home in Alaska. Kenny’s wife and Frozen People founder, Katie Sheafer, BSN, RN, became frustrated with the moisturizers their family had been using and decided to create something better herself.
Katie developed the original formula that would eventually become Frozen People Body Butter. As she got closer to the formula she wanted, Kenny became involved in helping test, tweak, and refine it.
As Frozen People grew from Katie’s homemade solution into a company, Kenny’s background in research, healthcare, nutrition, and scientific communication became an increasingly important part of the brand.
Today, he helps guide Frozen People’s approach to ingredient research, product education, scientific communication, and the evaluation of health and skincare claims.
Kenny believes consumers deserve to understand not only what is in the products they use, but why it is there and what the available evidence actually supports.
"Science is most valuable when people can understand it, question it, and actually put it into practice."
Family, Training & Life in Alaska
Kenny and Katie live in Alaska with their three children, where Frozen People was born and continues to grow as a family business.
Outside of his professional work, Kenny is an avid martial artist and lifelong fitness enthusiast. Training has remained a constant throughout his life and continues to shape his interest in human performance, recovery, nutrition, and long-term health.
When he isn’t working with Soldiers, writing about science, training, or helping build Frozen People, he is usually spending time with his family or finding another reason to get outside.
Born in the Arctic. Built for Everyday Life.
Evidence informed. Purpose driven. Built by a family that wanted something better.
Stay Wild. Stay Moisturized.