Nutrition Alumna Elizabeth Ward Appears on The Dr. Oz Show

Nutrition alumna Elizabeth Ward ’84 appeared recently on The Dr. Oz Show, where she discussed the many potential health benefits of including mushrooms in your diet. (To watch the segment, click here.) Ms. Ward described mushrooms as “nutritional powerhouses” that are packed with vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting antioxidants.

Ms. Ward, a registered dietician, is the author of several nutrition books, including most recently MyPlate for Moms, How to Feed Yourself & Your Family Better, published by Loughlin Press. Her other works include Expect the Best, Your Guide to Healthy Eating Before, During, & After Pregnancy, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler, The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids, and Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby. Ms. Ward also contributes regularly to Men's Fitness, WebMD, and USA Today, and blogs at Expect the Best.

As a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for nearly 10 years, Ms. Ward has been featured in nearly 1,000 print and broadcast interviews. In addition to The Dr. Oz Show, she has appeared as a guest on NBC’s The Today Show twice, along with appearances on CNN and ABC World News Tonight, and has been interviewed in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and U.S. News & World Report, among other publications.

In September, Ms. Ward received the 2011 Media Excellence Award from the American Dietetic Association at its annual meeting in San Diego. She is the recipient of the 125 Alumni to Watch Award from the University of Massachusetts, and was named Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Massachusetts Dietetic Association.