Lisa R. Young is an American registered dietitian nutritionist and author."True Health Initiative Lisa Young page". True Health Initiative. Retrieved 12 June 2022. Her published books include The Portion Teller, The Portion Teller Plan, and Finally Full, Finally Slim and has also published academic articles on the contribution of US portion sizes to the obesity epidemic. She also appeared in the documentary movie Super Size Me.
Biography
Young obtained her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Health Care Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Nutrition from New York University"Eat This Not That Lisa R. Young page". Eat This Not That. Retrieved 25 April 2022. She is an Adjunct Professor"Dr. Young Champions Soda Ban". NYU news Retrieved 1 May 2022. in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University."ResearchGate Lisa Young page". ResearchGate. Retrieved 06 February 2022.
Young is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). She counsels clients on nutrition and health and lectures internationally on portion control and nutrition."US News Lisa R. Young page". US News. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
She served as an advisor to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on various portion control initiatives.
Young maintains a blog on portion sizes and other nutrition related matters. She is a contributing writer for U.S. News & World Report. She is on the Medical Review Board of Eat This, Not That!.
Young is an advocate for portion control. Her 2000 Ph.D. dissertation, on which she was advised by Marion Nestle, demonstrated how portion sizes of restaurant meals and packaged foods have increased over the years, contributing to the US obesity epidemic."Portion sizes in the American food supply: Issues and implications". ProQuest. Retrieved 14 February 2022. She followed that up with articles in peer-review journals that updated the data in her dissertation."American Journal of Public Health". American Journal of Public Health, October 10, 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2022. Her books The Portion Teller, The Portion Teller Plan, and Finally Full, Finally Slim: 30 Days to Permanent Weight loss One Portion at a Time provide advice on managing portion sizes in one's life.
Selected publications
The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight Loss (Harmony Books, imprint of Crown Publishing Group, 2005) The Portion Teller Plan (Harmony Books, imprint of Crown Publishing Group, 2014) Finally Full, Finally Slim (Center Street, 2019) "New York Times For Real Weight Control, Try Portion Control Jan 28, 2019". New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
Journal articles
Portion Sizes of Ultra-Processed Foods in the United States, 2002 to 2021 in the American Journal of Public Health"Food Politics Dec 14 2021 blog". Food Politics. Retrieved 12 June 2022. Reducing Portion Sizes to Prevent Obesity in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine" American Journal of Preventive Medicine". American Journal of Preventive Medicine, November 1, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2022. The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic in the American Journal of Public Health"American Journal of Public Health". American Journal of Public Health, February, 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
Awards The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) gave Young an award as a "Woman of Action"."Rainbow Room Luncheon Honors Notable Women". 15 Minutes Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
References
External links Dr. Lisa Young's website