Charles Stuart Platkin

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Charles Platkin is an American author, academic, television producer and nutrition and public health advocate

Platkin is a professor at Hunter College[1] and a blogger for Active.com[2] and Everydayhealth.com.[3] Platkin also publishes an annual Airline Snacking and Onboard Food Service Survey with health ratings for 12 domestic airlines.[4][5]He also published Super Bowl exercise equivalents where football related activities are compared to foods typically eaten while watching the game (e.g., Six Chili's Fajita Beef Classic Nachos (Large)=Running 242.5 football fields.),[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Platkin has a syndicated column, "Diet Detective", in newspapers and online, and a blog, DietDetective.com.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Platkin was also the host and executive producer[22] of WE TV's series, I Want To Save Your Life.[23]

Platkin is a co-founder and strategic adviser at Diversion Books, a book publisher.[24] Additionally, he founded Integrated Wellness Solutions—a health technology company.

Publications[edit]

  • The Diet Detective's All American Diet (Rodale, 2012)[25]
  • The Diet Detective's Diet Starter Kit (Diversion, 2011)[26]
  • The Diet Detective's Calorie Bargain Bible (Simon and Schuster, 2008) [27]
  • The Diet Detective's Count Down (Simon and Schuster, 2007) [28]
  • Lighten Up: Stay Sane, Eat Great, Lose Weight (Razorbill, 2005)[29]
  • Breaking the Fat Pattern: The Diet Detective's Plan to End the Cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting (Plume, 2005)
  • The Automatic Diet (Hudson Street Press, 2004)[30]
  • Breaking the Pattern: The 5 Principles You Need to Remodel Your Life (Red Mill Press 2004)[31]

References[edit]


  1. ^ "Faculty & Staff — Hunter College". www.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Nutrition experts active.com
  3. ^ "Charles Platkin, PhD - the Diet Detective". Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Stoller, Gary (November 19, 2012). "Flying the diet-friendly skies gets easier". USA Today.
  5. ^ "The Most Unhealthy Airline Food". Huffington Post. December 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "Snack hard, play hard: Super Bowl calorie tips". CBS News.
  7. ^ "Super Bowl Sunday parties can still be fun without the spread — to the gut - Health - MiamiHerald.com". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Super Bowl calories and their exercise equivalents". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ "Think before you binge at Super Bowl party | | thesunchronicle.com".
  10. ^ "Super Bowl 2014 food: Chili, casseroles, pulled pork ideas for football buffet". The Oregonian. January 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Hln - Cnn". Hlntv.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Homemade recipes for Super Bowl extravaganzas | Food | napavalleyregister.com".
  13. ^ "Super snacks to Bowl you over | Life & Arts | wvgazettemail.com".
  14. ^ "Super Bowl Snacks and Scary Facts". NPR. February 4, 2005. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Charles Platkin: You need calcium and here's why | the Poughkeepsie Journal | poughkeepsiejournal.com". Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  16. ^ "Health writer Charles Stuart Platkin - WBAY". Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  17. ^ "All about calcium - Lifestyle - the Ames Tribune - Ames, IA". Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  18. ^ "Health writer Charles Stuart Platkin - KLFY News 10". Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  19. ^ "Why do we need calcium? | | thetimes-tribune.com".
  20. ^ "Diet Detective: News you should use: get tv out! | Health | KCBY CBS 11 - News, Weather and Sports - Coos Bay - North Bend, OR". Archived from the original on April 20, 2014.
  21. ^ http://www.rgj.com/article/20131224/COL0402/312240030/ [dead link]
  22. ^ "Charles Stuart Platkin". IMDb.
  23. ^ "Diet Detective looks beyond usual obesity suspects". Daily News. New York. April 18, 2009.
  24. ^ "Team | Diversion Books". Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  25. ^ Platkin, Charles (2012). The diet detective's all American diet : take control of your diet and eat the foods you already love and want. New York: Rodale. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-60961-156-9. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  26. ^ Platkin, Charles. "The Diet Detective's Diet Starter Kit: The Ten Things You Must Know Before You Start Any Diet". Diversion. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  27. ^ The Diet Detective's Calorie Bargain Bible | Book by Charles Stuart Platkin | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster. Books.simonandschuster.com. November 13, 2007. ISBN 9781416551225. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  28. ^ The Diet Detective's Count Down | Book by Charles Stuart Platkin | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster. Books.simonandschuster.com. January 2, 2007. ISBN 9780743298001. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  29. ^ http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781595140654,00.html?Lighten_Up_Charles_Platkin [dead link]
  30. ^ "Amazon.com". Amazon.
  31. ^ http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781440626821,00.html?Breaking_the_Pattern_Charles_Platkin [dead link]

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