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Danielle Meyer

Nutrition Science Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Fad diets (keto, carb-free), debunking nutrition myths, cancer and nutrition, geriatric nutrition, supplements

Head shot of Danielle Meyer, University at Buffalo nutrition and diet expert, including on fad and celebrity diets and nutrition myths.

Danielle Meyer is a registered dietitian and a board certified specialist in oncology nutrition. She has worked in a variety of settings, including long-term care, hospitals, bariatric consultation and academia.

She can speak to the media about dietary topics that include fad and celebrity diets, healthy people who attempt diets intended for a specific disease (such as eating gluten-free without having celiac disease), and nutrition myths, such as the misconception that “sugar feeds cancer.”

CONTACT:

Danielle Meyer
Nutrition Science Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions