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Abby Langer is a Canadian registered dietitian and food writer known for her support for evidence-based medicine and criticism of fad diets.
Abby Langer | |
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Abby Langer is a Canadian registered dietitian and food writer known for her support for evidence-based medicine and criticism of fad diets.
Langer was educated at Dalhousie University and Loyola University Chicago. She has been a registered dietitian since 1999. [1] [2] She works in Toronto and operates the website Abby Langer Nutrition. [3]
In 2021, Langer authored the book Good Food, Bad Diet, which addresses the psychology of dieting and changing debate about what qualifies as "good food". [4] Langer draws on her more than 21 years experience as a registered dietitian to debunk fad diets and nutritional misinformation that is promoted by celebrities and on social media. [5] [6] The book explores the negative effects of diet culture and offers science-based advice on how to enjoy food and lose weight without guilt or shame. [7]
Gwen Shamblin Lara was an American author, founder of the Christian diet program The Weigh Down Workshop and founder of the Remnant Fellowship.
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