About Me
Today Show Diet and Nutrition Editor Madelyn H. Fernstrom, PhD, CNS, is the Founder and Director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Weight Management Center in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She has treated thousands of patients, and has published nearly 100 research papers in the field of diet and nutrition. She has a BA in biology from Boston University, and a PhD in nutritional biochemistry and Metabolism from MIT. Dr. Fernstrom also completed a fellowship in endocrinology and behavior at the Harvard Medical School, and is a board-certified nutrition specialist from the American College of Nutrition. A member of numerous professional organizations including the Nutrition Society, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior and the Society for Neuroscience, she joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical School faculty in 1982. She is the author of The Runner's Diet, an easy-to-read guide incorporating walking and running into a structured eating program for long-term weight loss. A strong advocate of health promotion for both the individual and community, Dr. Fernstrom's goal is to provide the comprehensive approach to lifestyle, using nutrition, physical activity and behavior change to both improve health and help support the medical management of chronic diseases through healthier living.
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Dr. Ferstrom,
I wanted to let you know that your book, The Runner's Diet felt like it was written just for me. I have been running for three years. In that time, I have done two marathons, five half marathons and countless 5 and 10ks. I run between 15 and 25 miles a week and cross train with weight lifting and yoga twice a week. The issue? I'm 6'2" and weight 270lbs. I started running at 312lbs and have trimmed down but not where I want to be the rest of my life.
I have just finished your book and will start next week when I go shopping. It's hard to train like a kenyan and eat like an offensive lineman (which I was!). The irony is that I have a B.S. in Health Education and work as a R.N.
Your book instructed me on issues I have never thought of before in all of my running. (i.e. gatorades, carbo loading, etc). I hope for my age (42) and size, I can tailor your program into my own 50/25/25 program. I will let you know how I do. My goal is to be around 230-240 and stay there the rest of my life. I have a large frame and an semi athletic build, so that weight would look thin on me.
Thank you for your book. Any advice you can give an XXLarge runner would be greatly appreciated!!
the detox/total body cleanse along with acai berry put me in the emergency room after five days on it, i got mine at gnc....plus, i had a friend who ordered 'samples' thru the mail and was charged $100 two times / so watch out for the bait and switch with those ads...i'm back to doing it the hard way - with proper diet and exercise...
Dr. Fernstrom, I wonder if you would recommend a sports nutritionist in the Boston, MA area? I am an avid recreational athlete and health enthusiast who would like to consult with a true sports nutritionist. I will not be happy with generalist and suspect that many who hold themselves out as sports nutritionists are generalists. I'd appreciate your recommendation -
Thank you, Kathryn O'Leary
There is a science journalist who spent 5 years researching all dietary studies and who released a book about his findings back in 2007. That is to say, he studied the research behind the research. His work was eye-opening and, despite the popularity of calorie counting, he essentially debunked it as something with only the flimsiest scientific research backing it. It surprised me that so little true science exists behind the idea of calorie counting.
It is a bit like the '8 glasses of water per day' that doctors and nurses suggest that you should drink to remain healthy. Popular as that idea is, there is apparently absolutely no study behind that idea either.
I would be curious to know if you have looked into the book called 'Good Calories, Bad Calories' and your opinion about it. Thanks!