Charles Stuart Platkin

CHARLES STUART PLATKIN JD, MPH [Juris Doctor and Master's in Public Health] is one of the country's leading nutrition and public health advocates, whose syndicated nutrition and fitness column appears in more than 165 daily newspapers nationally, including the Miami Herald, the Seattle Times, The Buffalo News, the Honolulu Advertiser, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, The State, The Fort Worth Star Telegraph, Omaha World Herald and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He is the founder and director of The Institute for Nutrition & Behavioral Sciences, a non-profit organization that conducts obesity-related research and designs public health programs. Platkin has been quoted as a weight loss/nutrition expert in numerous publications, including USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Time, Newsweek, Ladies Home Journal, Men's Health, Shape, and Fitness. He has also appeared on NBC's The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, CBS's The Early Show, the BBC, and others. He is a member of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences, the American Obesity Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the American Council on Exercise. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, a law degree from Fordham University, and a Masters in Public Health from Florida International University. He is also a certified personal trainer and is currently pursuing his PhD in public health (2007).