Bio
Nutritionist Shereen Jegtvig has been a freelance writer for About.com’s Guide to Nutrition since 2004. During her 16 years of clinical practice, Jegtvig saw how eating nutritious foods affected her patients' well-being every day. Realizing that she needed to reach a larger audience, she left her practice and began writing. She now teaches Evidence Based Nutrition, Fundamentals of Nutrition, and Epidemiology for the Health Sciences at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. She is the co-author of two books: Superfoods for Dummies and Clinical Anatomy for Dummies.
Specialties:
- Nutrition & Dietetics
Affiliation:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Location:
- Bridgeport, CT
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Activity
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Do fad diets work?
If a diet sounds too good to be true, requires you to avoid whole groups of foods, and buy expensive weight loss aids, it's a fad diet and it's not going to be helpful for making long-term healthy dietary changes. Fad diets might work for short-term weight loss. But most of the time, dieters re
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How can lighting and music affect my eating habits?
The right lighting and music can enhance the pleasure of your meal -- and might even make food taste better. It's all about the atmosphere. Soft lights, your favorite music, a lovely table setting -- even plating your meals in an attractive pattern -- all have emotional impacts that improve your per
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