Lisa R. Young PhD, RDN, CDN 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, Dr. Young counsels adults and children on a wide variety of nutrition and health issues, lectures internationally, and serves as a consultant and nutrition advisor to corporations and health departments.
One of the leading experts on portion sizes, Dr. Young is the author of Finally Full, Finally Thin and The Portion Teller Plan.
She has also authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles 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 Dr. Young as an expert voice on nutrition, wellness, and portion control.
She also appeared in the award-winning documentary Super Size Me.
Dr. Young received her doctorate in nutrition from New York University and her bachelor’s degree in health care administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) named Dr. Young a "Woman of Action." To learn more about Dr. Young, visit her website drlisayoung.com where she blogs regularly and inspires her community to make healthy food and lifestyle choices, or connect with her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
As a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice, Dr. Young counsels adults and children on a wide variety of nutrition and health issues, lectures internationally, and serves as a consultant and nutrition advisor to corporations and health departments.
One of the leading experts on portion sizes, Dr. Young is the author of Finally Full, Finally Thin and The Portion Teller Plan.
She has also authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles 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 Dr. Young as an expert voice on nutrition, wellness, and portion control.
She also appeared in the award-winning documentary Super Size Me.
Dr. Young received her doctorate in nutrition from New York University and her bachelor’s degree in health care administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) named Dr. Young a "Woman of Action." To learn more about Dr. Young, visit her website drlisayoung.com where she blogs regularly and inspires her community to make healthy food and lifestyle choices, or connect with her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
