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.
Biography
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]
Selected publications
- Good Food, Bad Diet: The Habits You Need to Ditch Diet Culture, Lose Weight, and Fix Your Relationship With Food Forever (Simon & Schuster, 2021)[8]
References
- ^ "Abby Langer". Abbylangernutrition.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Abby Langer, R.D.". Self.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Abby Langer". Huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Frangou, Christina. (2021). "This Nutrition Expert Is Encouraging You to Eat the Cookie". Besthealthmag.ca. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Dennett, Carrie. (2021). "New book ‘Good Food, Bad Diet’ serves up nutrition information straight up with a side of sass". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Telus Talks Podcast: Delete your diet with Abby Langer". Telus.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Abby Langer’s new book Good Food, Bad Diet takes on diet culture". Torontoguardian.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "About the Book". Simonandschuster.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.