Maureen Callahan (food writer)

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Maureen Callahan is an American dietitian and writer about health food and dieting. [1]

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Callahan trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. [2] She has won two James Beard Foundation Awards; one in 1994 for "Magazine Writing on Diet, Nutrition & Health" for a piece "Diets don't work", [3] and a Book Award in the "Focus on Health" category for The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook ( ISBN   9780848728120) in 2005. [4] She was the lead author for Health.com's Diet Guide. [5]

Callahan was a health columnist for Parents and Meredith’s Mature Outlook. She was also a Senior Editor at Tufts University Health Letter and wrote for the Mayo Clinic Health Letter. She also wrote for Redbook, Reader’s Digest and Better Homes & Gardens. She contributed recipes to the first edition of Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. [6]

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References

  1. "Maureen Callahan Articles". Next Avenue. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. "Working out at lunch? Here's how to eat to recover". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. "Awards Search: Maureen Callahan". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "James Beard Award Winners Announced". The Gourmet Retailer. 16 May 2005.
  5. "America's Healthiest Diets: Our Expert Panel". Health.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. Willett and Skerrett. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. Simon and Schuster.