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Lisa Diewald - Villanova University. Villanova, PA, US

Lisa Diewald

Program Manager, MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing | Villanova University

Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES

Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RD, LDN, is an expert in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults

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Areas of Expertise (6)

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Weight Management

Children

Nutrition

Obesity Prevention

Nutrition Counseling

Biography

A published author in national and international journals, Diewald is an excellent source on news and trends in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults. She can address new approaches to treating and preventing obesity, as well as the need for therapeutic diets for medical conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, PCOS, heart and kidney disease.

Education (2)

Saint Joseph’s University: MS

Drexel University: BS

Affiliations (1)

  • Nutrition counselor and coach, Nutrition for Living Counseling and Consulting Services, Exton, PA

Select Media Appearances (7)

Eating an Early Dinner Can Help You Burn Fat, Lower Your Blood Sugar

Healthline  online

2020-06-11

“Although the study was conducted with young adult, healthy weight volunteers, it provides us with some helpful information to guide eating habits,” said Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RD, LDN, program manager, MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education at Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Diewald adds that the findings are significant for disease prevention. “This study provides a reminder that cultivating eating habits addressing not only traditional factors such as meal content and size, but also meal timing, may influence the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease down the road.” According to Diewald, dinner is, by far, the largest meal of the day for most adults in terms of calories. She explained that busy people typically rush through breakfast and lunch, which often means eating later, and more, than they should. “[This] can leave you yearning for a large meal late at night, which as this study highlights can result in some difficulties with glucose or fat metabolism, even in young individuals with a healthy weight.”

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Keep Your Bones Strong

Womans Day  print

2020-04-01

The Dietitian Says... What you eat really matters Some research shows that the Mediterranean diet is best for healhty bones. It inclues plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes and some dairy, lean animal protein, olive oil, and nuts. Nutrients in this eating plan (like vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, vitamin A and, yes, calcium) contribute to bone health. It's best to get calcium from foods like dairy, leafy greens, almonds, white beans, and acorn squash, but if you can't, supplements are an option. Fewer foods supply vitamin D, so consider a supplement if you're not getting enough (400 to 800 IU daily, depending on your age). You'll want to avoid excess sodium, caffeine, alcohol, and phosphoric acid (found in soda) as well as too much or too little protein, all of which can contribute to bone loss. LISA K. DIEWALD, M.S., R.D., L.D.M, program manager of the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education at Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing.

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How Many Eggs Are Healthy To Eat?

Huffington Post  online

2020-03-02

Eggs are one of the most versatile foods out there ― you can cook them in endless ways, they keep you full for hours and they’re a nutritional powerhouse loaded with protein and other nutrients that protect eye, muscle and bone health. Despite all these benefits, eggs have gotten a bad reputation at times because of the high cholesterol found in their yolks. The information is confusing: One week the news will tell us eggs are perfectly healthy and the next we’re told to stop eating eggs. To find out how many eggs are healthy to eat, we reached out to medical and nutrition experts to help clear up some of the confusion.

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Calorie Counts on Menus Are Working

Healthline  online

2018-09-27

Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enacted a law requiring restaurants and grocery stores with 20 or more locations to display calorie counts on standard menu items. As part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, the new requirements were designed to help tackle America’s obesity crisis — an epidemic that has skyrocketed in the past 50 years, with nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults being obese. And so far, the rules seem to be working.

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Why Losing Weight at Any Age Can Save You Up to $30,000

NBCNews.com  online

2017-10-23

Lisa Diewald, program manager at Villanova College of Nursing’s MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE) seconds Dr. Powell’s advocacy for making healthier, not costlier choices as it can be important to start out small and not venture too far out of your comfort zones. At least in the beginning.

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Fight against childhood obesity will live on

Philadelphia Inquirer  online

2017-05-23

Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act could become not-so-healthy following Monday’s announcement from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that the new administration will eliminate some of the nutritional standards that had been applied to federally subsidized school meals during her tenure.

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Smart Sips for Healthy Kids

WebMD  online

Sports drinks are an easy way to replace minerals called electrolytes, fluid, and sugar during or after a long bout of exercise, like playing a soccer game, when your child is running and sweating hard, says Lisa Diewald, RDN. She's a dietitian at the Center for Obesity Prevention and Education at Villanova University. But “save these drinks for use on active game days, not lunch bags, and after-school snacks,” she says.

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Select Academic Articles (3)

Restricting Advertisements for High-Fat, High-Sugar Foods during Children's Television Programs: Attitudes in a US Population-Based Sample

Childhood Obesity

Tripicchio Gina, Heo Moonseong, Diewald Lisa, Noar Seth M., Dooley Rachel, Pietrobelli Angelo, Burger Kyle S., and Faith Myles S.

2016

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Managing Obesity in Primary Care Practice: An Overview and Perspective from the POWER-UP Study

International Journal of Obesity

Wadden, Thomas A., Sheri Volger, Adam G. Tsai, David B. Sarwer, Robert I. Berkowitz, Lisa Diewald, Raymond Carvajal, Caroline H. Moran, and Marion Vetter.

2013

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Effect of Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: Results of the POWER-UP Trial

International Journal of Obesity

Vetter, Marion L., Thomas A. Wadden, Jesse Chittams, Lisa Diewald, Eva Panigrahi, Sheri Volger, David B. Sarwer, Reneé H. Moore, and POWER-UP Research Group

2013

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