Books

Young LR. The Portion Teller Plan : The No-Diet Reality Guide to Eating, Cheating, and Losing Weight Permanently. New York: Morgan Road Books a division of Doubleday Broadway, Random House, Inc., May 2005. [A hardcover edition was published under the title The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight Loss.]

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Contributions to Books

Young LR. Foreword. In 150 Pounds Gone Forever: How I Lost Half My Size and You Can Too. By Carbonell D. In press, 2012.

Kirschenbaum L, with Young LR. The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure and Simple. 2011. New York: NY: Skyhorse Publishing.

Young LR. Portion Size Matters. In What I eat: Around the World in 80 Diets. By Menzel P and D’Aluiso F. 2010. Napa, CA: Material World Books.

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Dissertation

Young LR. Portion Sizes in the American Food Supply: Issues and Implications. New York, NY: New York University, 2000

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Professional Articles

Young LR, Nestle M. Portion sizes and obesity: responses of fast food companies. Journal of Public Health Policy 2007;28:238-248.

Young LR, Nestle M. Expanding portion sizes in the US marketplace: Implications for nutrition counseling. J Am Diet Assoc 2003;103:231-234.

Young LR, Nestle M. The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic. Am J Public Health 2002;92(2):246-249.

Young LR, Nestle M. Variations in perceptions of a “medium” food portion: implications for dietary guidance. J Am Diet Assoc 1998;98(4):458-459.

Backstrand JR, Wootan MG, Young LR, Hurley J. Fat Chance: A survey of dietitians’ knowledge of the calories and fat in restaurant meals. Center for Science in the Public Interest: Washington, DC. January 1997.

Stunkard AJ, Berkowitz RI, Wadden TA, Tankirut C, Reiss E, Young L. Two eating disorders: binge eating disorder and the night-eating syndrome. In Angel A, Anderson C, Bouchard D et al., eds. Progress in Obesity Research:7. John Libbey & Company: 7th International Congress on Obesity 1996;471-474.

Stunkard A, Berkowitz R, Wadden T, Tanrikut C , Reiss E, Young L. Binge eating disorder and the night-eating syndrome. Intl J Obesity 1996;20:1-6.

Young LR, Nestle M. Food labels consistently underestimate the actual weights of single-serving baked products. J Am Diet Assoc 1995;95(10):1150-1151.

Young LR, Nestle M. Portion sizes in dietary assessment: issues and policy implications. Nutr Rev 1995;53(6):149-158.

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Abstracts

Tai M, Castillo P, Young L, Pi-Sunyer, FX. Resting metabolic rate during four phases of the menstrual cycle [abstract].
Am J Clin Nutr 1992;56:101.
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Magazine Articles, Essays, and Newspaper Letters (Selected)

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks..Healthful cheese . Bottom Line Health 2011: April, p,7.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Best Frozen Entrees.  Bottom Line Health 2011: January, p.6.

Young LR. Portion Size Matters. In What I eat: Around the World in 80 Diets. By Menzel P and D’Aluiso F. 2010. Napa, CA: Material World Books.

Young L.R. Nutritionist’s Picks…Whole-Grain Breads. Bottom Line Health 2010: July.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Healthful Hot Cereals. Bottom Line Health 2010: March, p.7.

Young LR. Size Matters. Women’s Health Report. Spring 2009, p.5,10.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Best Yogurts Bottom Line Health 2009: Oct, p.6.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Light Ice Cream Treats. Bottom Line Health 2009: June, p.6.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Best Crackers. Bottom Line Health 2008: October, p.6.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Healthful peanut butters. Bottom Line Health 2008: June, p.7.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Healthful veggie burgers. Bottom Line Health 2008: April, p.7.

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Healthful juices. Bottom Line Health 2008: January, p.6.

Young LR. By any other name, it’s still a supersize. MSNBC.com, Chew On This. October 19, 2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20825325/from/ET/

Young LR. Nutritionist’s Picks…Healthful soups. Bottom Line Health 2007: October, p.7.

Young LR. Most healthful store-bought salad dressings. Bottom Line Health 2007: September, p.14.

Young LR. Size matters. Shape Up America! Newsletter 2007: August, shapeup.org

Young LR. Are you dining out–or pigging out? Your Diet 2006: January, p. 35-36.

Young L. Good for you. Every Day With Rachael Ray 2005: Nov/Dec, p. 68, 74, 81,92, 98.

Young L. Serving sizes made easy. Parenting 2005: Nov, p.168-169.

Young LR. The eat-anything, no-fail diet. Shape 2005: Aug, p.172-176.

Young LR. Size Matters: New portion-control diet. Family Circle 2005: May, p. 111-117.

Young L. Dining out on a diet: How to deal with all-you-can-eat! Your Diet 2005: March, p. 24-25.

Young L. Calorie Cop: How fattening is mall food? Your Diet 2004: Fall issue, p. 24-25.

Young LR. Eating too much? Time to pay the price (Letter). New York Times. Mar 11, 2004, A28.

Young LR. The dreaded word: “Moderation” (Letter). New York Times. June 10, 2003, p. F4.

Young LR. Fuzzy Perceptions (Letter). New York Times. April 20, 1999, p. F3.

Young L. Critique of Little Mushroom Cafe. For Your Health. January 1, 1989, p.8.

Young L. Dining Out at Anatolia. For Your Health. February 26, 1989, p.8.