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Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD

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Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D., is the Diet and Nutrition editor for TODAY. 
Fernstrom is a professor of psychiatry, epidemiology and surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a board certified nutrition specialist from the American College of Nutrition. She is the founding director of the UPMC Weight Management Center.

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