BONNIE TAUB-DIX, MA,RD,CDN is a past spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association and Director and Owner of BTD Nutrition Consultants, with offices on Long Island and in New York City. She is a motivational speaker specializing in behavior and lifestyle modification, medical nutrition therapy and weight management and is a spokesperson for diverse corporate clients. She makes sense of science.
Bonnie is a regular guest on national television and radio programs and in the press, providing practical advice on healthy living to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and WebMD and television shows including CNN, CBS Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, and FOX 5 News. She’s worked with the Discovery Channel and Lifetime TV as an on-air consultant for several nationally broadcast programs. As a consultant to the Cartoon Network, she collaborated on designing a program for the Food and Drug Administration regarding food labeling, and consults on issues regarding food programming and advertising to children. As a liaison between industry and the public, she holds a position on the editorial advisory boards of Family Circle Magazine, HealthyWomen.com and Environmental Nutrition Newsletter. In 2003, she was named Outstanding Nutrition Entrepreneur of the Year by the American Dietetic Association, and the following year she received the New York State Dietetic Association’s Media Excellence Award.
As Director of BTD Nutrition Consultants for over three decades, Taub-Dix counsels individuals (including many celebrities) and groups. She is an advisor to major corporations, law firms, and fitness clubs, setting up wellness programs and conducting seminars. With a great passion for and understanding of food science, she displays her creativity in modifying recipes and designing menus for restaurants and is the coauthor of Kosher By Design Lightens Up, a book that blends the science of nutrition and tradition of home cooking.
Bonnie is a prolific writer on issues related to nutrition for both popular and professional publications. She writes a weekly blog for USA Today and is a contributor to MSNBC.com. For two and a half years, she wrote a column for Newsday, and her articles and interviews have also appeared in BlogHer, Life, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Health, Vogue, Shape, Fitness, Reader’s Digest, Weight Watchers, Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food, Ladies’ Home Journal, Prevention, Women’s Day, and Men’s Health, just to name a few. Her weekly radio spot, Bonnie’s Bites, can be heard on HeartbeatRadioUsa.com. She was a consultant to books including Nutrition for Dummies, Cholesterol for Dummies, and The Only 127 Things You Need, and she has written chapters for textbooks, including Weight Management: A Practical Guide, The Entrepreneurial Nutritionist, and Nutrition Concerns of Women.
Bonnie has played a prominent role in health-related organizations, including serving as committee member for the Governor’s Council on Osteoporosis. She received her Bachelors Degree in Clinical and Community Dietetics from Downstate Medical Center and her Masters Degree in Nutrition from New York University.
She lives on Long Island with her husband and three sons. Her newest book, Read It Before You Eat It (Plume) is available in stores and online.
Please visit her Web site at www.betterthandieting.net and Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/bonnietaubdixfacebookfanpage or follow her on Twitter @eatsmartbd.
Email: bonnie@bonnietaubdix.com
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