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From gluten-free to all-Paleo, GMOs to grass-fed beef, our newsfeeds abound with nutrition advice. Whether sensational headlines from the latest study or anecdotes from celebrities and food bloggers, we're bombarded with "superfoods" and "best ever" diets promising to help us lose weight, fight disease, and live longer. At the same time, we live in an over-crowded food environment that makes it easy to eat, all the time. The result is an epidemic of chronic disease amidst a culture of nutrition confusion-and copious food choices that challenge everyday eaters just trying to get a healthy meal on the table. But the exhilarating truth is that scientists know an astounding amount about the power of food. A staggering 80% of chronic diseases are preventable through modifiable lifestyle changes, and diet is the single largest contributing factor.
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P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS ("The Nutrition Doctor"; pknewby.com) is a scientist, science communicator, and gastronome whose mission is to harness her passion for science and food to create a healthier and more sustainable world, deliciously, in all the ways she can - while cutting through all the junk-science and nutrition nonsense out there. Dr. Newby is one of the world's experts on total diet: when it comes to what you eat, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. She's also on the faculty at Harvard University, where she's an award-winning educator. Her passion for nutrition stems from a life-long love affair that include two years as a cook in a vegetarian café. She loves whipping up fabulous dishes that celebrate globally inspired, plant-based cuisine - and was one of the "best undiscovered cooks" and last woman standing with domestic goddess Nigella Lawson on ABC's "The Taste". Follow her on social media and salivate over culinary creations on her blog "Cooking & Eating the PK Way". Her hobbies include traveling, yoga, marathon-ing, reading, and entertaining. And, of course, eating and drinking with family and friends.
