Lisa R. Young
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Lisa R. Young

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Dr. Lisa Young is an internationally recognized nutritionist and portion control expert. She is an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University, author, international lecturer, and a media consultant. As a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice, Young counsels adults and children on a wide variety of nutrition and health issues. Young is the author of Finally Full, Finally Thin: 30 Days to Permanent Weight Loss One Portion at a Time (Center Street, (2019) and The Portion Teller Plan: Eating, Cheating, and Losing Weight Permanently (Crown 2005), which was named one of six best health books by The Wall Street Journal and O, The Oprah Magazine. She has authored peer-review research articles as well as popular features on portion sizes and served as an adviser to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on its various portion-control initiatives. Major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS, routinely call on Young as an expert voice on nutrition, diet, wellness, and portion control. She appeared in the award-winning documentary Super Size Me and the BBC documentary series The Men Who Made Us Fat. The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) named Dr. Young a "Woman of Action." Dr. Young received her doctorate and master’s degrees in nutrition from New York University and her bachelor’s degree in economics and health care administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in New York City.
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