Dr. Elizabeth Pivonka heads the Produce for Better Health Foundation, a group charged with helping Americans reach their recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Dr. Pivonka can speak about the impact of fruit and vegetable consumption in the prevention of obesity (specifically childhood obesity), as well as the prevention of chronic disease. She can speak about a new program, 5 A Day the Color Way, that is providing parents with a fun, easy way to get their children interested in a healthy diet. PR Contact: Dan Ward 407-423-8006 dward@curleyandpynn.com
Dr. Robert Acuff, of East Tennessee State University, is the director of the Center for Nutrition Research. One of the center's functions is evaluating human nutritional status. 423-439-6256
John La Puma, M.D., F.A.C.P. is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and an internationally recognized expert in nutrition, obesity and hypercholesterolemia. Formerly a Professor of Nutrition at Kendall College and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, he taught the first Cooking and Nutrition Course for Medical Students in the country, at SUNY-Syracuse, and has conducted peer-reviewed research published in the top peer-reviewed medical journals. The first physician in the country to undertake and complete a fellowship in medical ethics, Dr. La Puma's innovative research has been in weight loss, post-marketing research, informed consent, and nutrition. He is medical director at the Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight, a division of CHEF Clinic(TM) and serves on the UCLA Center for Dietary Supplements Advisory Board. In 2003, he was named one of the "Top Physicians in the U.S." by the Consumers' Research Council. 805-569-7827
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