Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer is a University of Minnesota Regents Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the School of Public Health. She is a scholar on adolescent and young adult eating and weight-related health.

Neumark-Sztainer's research on eating disorders prevention, conducted in secondary schools in Jerusalem, Israel, was among the first in the literature to combine scientific design with intervention elements. Her Project EAT study, established in 1995, is one of the leading studies on eating and weight-related outcomes, including obesity, poor dietary intake, inadequate physical activity, disordered eating behaviors, and body dissatisfaction, among adolescents and young adults from diverse backgrounds. A significant part of her work has focused on family meals including frequency, types of foods served, and benefits of eating together as a family. Some of her later work explores the potential for using yoga as a tool for addressing weight-related problems. She has written over 500 scientific articles and one book titled, ''"I’m, Like, SO Fat!": Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight Obsessed World''.

Thomson Reuters recognized her for being in the top 1% cited researchers in her field. In 2018, Neumark-Sztainer received an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health. She has also received awards from the Academy for Eating Disorders, the National Eating Disorders Association, and the Eating Disorders Coalition. Provided by Wikipedia