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Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D.
iVillage Health Editor-at-Large
iVillage Health Editor-at-Large Madelyn H. Fernstrom, Ph.D., CNS, is the Today show’s Diet and Nutrition Editor as well as the Founder and Director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Weight Management Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has treated thousands of patients, and has published nearly 100 research papers in the field of diet and nutrition. She has a B.A. in biology from Boston University and a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism from MIT.
Dr. Fernstrom also completed a fellowship in endocrinology and behavior at the Harvard Medical School and is a board-certified nutrition specialist from the American College of Nutrition. She is the author of The Runner's Diet and The Real You Diet. A strong advocate of health promotion for both the individual and community, her goal is to provide the comprehensive approach to lifestyle, using nutrition, physical activity and behavior change to both improve health and help support the medical management of chronic diseases through healthier living.
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