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| This website provides a profile of Dr. Lisa Young and introduces you to her work on portion sizes. You will learn about her book The Portion Teller Plan: The No-Diet Reality Guide to Eating, Cheating, and Losing Weight Permanently. In this revolutionary program, Dr. Young teaches you how to understand portion sizes so that you can lose weight, stop dieting, and eat healthfully forever. No matter what your eating habits, Young offers a personalized eating plan that is right for you. Instead of giving up the foods you love, learn to smartsize them with the help of one of the country’s leading nutritionists. |
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| Lisa R. Young, Ph.D., R.D., C.D.N., is a nationally recognized nutrition consultant and faculty member at New York University. Dr. Young has been counseling adults and children for more than 15 years, has published numerous articles on portion sizes, and frequently lectures on nutrition. Widely considered an expert on portion control, Young is regularly featured in national publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Self, Fitness, and Glamour. She has also been featured on national television including the Today Show, ABC News, CBS News, and CNN, and was in the film Super Size Me. |
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| Praise for The
Portion Teller Plan |
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| “A respected nutritionist,
Young is sharing her knowledge with
the rest of the dieting world. She
has the chops to present her case
and does it with such aplomb that
the solutions she proffers seem easy.”
--O, The Oprah Magazine |
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| “Dr. Lisa Young gives you
a fresh approach to managing weight—one
that makes perfect sense. The
Portion Teller Plan is an invaluable
resource.”--Marion Nestle, PhD,
MPH, Professor, New York University |
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| "The Portion Teller Plan is an eye opener. Every page is filled with
another surprise, explaining why Americans are fat.... Following Dr.
Young's suggestions is a sensible way to keep from becoming an obesity
statistic." --Marian Burros, New York Times |
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"...Dr Young still manages to make portion control interesting, and makes a convincing case that it's not what we eat (carbs, protein, or fat) but how much we really eat that counts... Dr. Young also shares practical advice such as visual comparisons to help better gauge portion sizes." --Tara Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal
The Portion Teller Plan is among the Wall Street Journal's six favorite health books of 2005. |
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| "This book [The Portion Teller Plan] is really fun to read. There are so many statistics and examples that bring it right home... Everybody can gain something from it." --CNN |
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| "The Portion Teller Plan is full of facts and useful information designed
to help readers reduce their portion sizes, improve their diet, and
lose weight. This is a book that is not only practical but also fun." --Topics in Clinical Nutrition |
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| "Practical advice and fascinating--if sobering--reading. " --Eating Well |
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“The Portion Teller Plan
helps you target your portion personality
and scale down favorite meals without
feeling deprived—or counting
calories.”--Self Magazine |
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| “Young offers a practical,
long-term solution for losing weight
while eating healthfully, likely to
appeal to readers fed up with diet
crazes.” --Publishers Weekly |
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"...It's frankly a brilliant way to recast Americans' eating dysfunction , and the information is a super-size eye-opener."
---Dallas Morning News |
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"Young doesn't promise overnight results in this simple, well-designed book. Instead, she shows readers how to return to sensible eating. The Portion Teller Plan is worth reading if you're trying to buck the trend toward larger portions."
--Baltimore Sun
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| "This 256-page book, stuffed full of strategies and tips to figure out
portion sizes, is an invaluable tool for people who are suffering from
portion distortion."- Toronto Star |
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| "Dr. Young's make-sense approach is well-scribed advice that teaches us easily and memorably how to gauge when enough is enough and how to smart-size our eating choices for maximum health benefits." --Entree
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| "If you are ready to 'dig in' and learn what you need to know about portion control, purchase a copy of Lisa Young's new book, The Portion Teller Plan ." --Shape Up America |
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| “Here’s a compact diet
plan that makes sense.” --Editors, Barnes
and Noble |
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