Nicole Avena, PhD is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction. She is also an expert in diet during pregnancy, and childhood nutrition. Dr. Avena received a Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University in 2006. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in 2010 at the prestigious Rockefeller University in New York City, an all-research institution that lays claim to having had 24 Nobel Prize winners on its staff over the years. Dr. Avena is Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and a Visiting Professor in Health Psychology at Princeton University. She has published over 90 scholarly journal articles on topics related to diet, nutrition and overeating, and she frequently presents her research findings at scientific conferences and University symposia. Her research achievements have been honored by awards from several groups including the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Psychological Association, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She has received research funding from prestigious sources, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Eating Disorders Association. Dr. Avena is the author of the bestselling book What to Eat When You’re Pregnant (2015, Ten Speed Press). Her new book is WHAT TO EAT WHEN YOU WANT TO GET PREGNANT (on-sale March 30, 2021), the definitive guide to diet and its impact on prenatal health, based on a revolutionary new research on how nutrition impacts pregnancy and the ability to conceive. Written for women and men, it is the planning parent’s resource for optimizing your diet to ensure you have a healthy baby.
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- Why is preparing for pregnancy important?
- What are key nutrients that should be consumed in preparation for pregnancy?
- Does dad need to prepare as well?
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