{"id":18601,"date":"2023-12-16T06:33:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodmedcenter.org\/?page_id=18601"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:39:40","slug":"contributors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodmedcenter.org\/zh_cn\/contributors\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charles Platkin, PhD<\/h3>

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CHARLES PLATKIN, Ph.D., JD, MPH, is a Distinguished Lecturer at the Hunter College, City University of New York (Emeritus) in New York City, and the former Director of the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center. Dr. Platkin is the founder and director of the Center for Food as Medicine. Platkin is a nutrition, fitness, and public health advocate, whose syndicated health, nutrition, and fitness column, the Diet Detective appeared in daily newspapers and media outlets throughout the United States. Dr. Platkin is also the founder of Dietdetective.com, which offers more than 700 articles and interviews on nutrition, food, and fitness. Platkin is a health expert and blogger featured on Everydayhealth.com and Active.com.<\/p>

Dr. Platkin has been quoted as a health expert in thousands of publications, including USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Oprah, Time, Newsweek, Ladies Home Journal, Men\u2019s Health, Shape, Self, and Fitness. He has also appeared on NBC\u2019s The Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News Nightline, National Public Radio, CNN, CNBC, CBS\u2019s The Early Show, the BBC, and others. Platkin was the host of WE tv\u2019s series, I Want To Save Your Life.<\/p>

Platkin was also the founder of Integrated Wellness Solutions (IWS). IWS worked to develop corporate wellness initiatives including sophisticated online health tools, algorithm-based diet, and fitness programs, as well as print-related content to market health behavior change. IWS also worked with pharmaceutical companies (including Roche and Pfizer) creating digital strategies and tools to assist with patient behavior change. These programs included the first-ever Registered Dietitian nutritional counseling via email program with more than 100,000 patients.<\/p>

Dr. Platkin was the president and founder of Marinex, a forerunner in health consulting and media relations. Additionally, he was the General Counsel and Vice-President of News Communications, Inc., a publicly traded newspaper and magazine company based in Manhattan that published The Hill in Washington, and Dan\u2019s Papers in the Hamptons, among others.<\/p>

He is a member of Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society), the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, and the American Council on Exercise. He is also an ACE-certified personal trainer and licensed to practice law in New York State.<\/p>

Dr. Platkin is the author of seven books. His first book, \u201cBreaking the Pattern\u201d was a bestseller in hardcover; it has been used by addiction clinics to assist patients with resolving drug and alcohol-related issues and by more than 20 universities around the country as a text to teach behavioral change techniques to nutrition and dietetic counseling interns. His latest books are The Diet Detective\u2019s Count Down (Simon and Schuster), The Diet Detective\u2019s Calorie Bargain Bible (Simon and Schuster), The Diet Detective\u2019s Diet Starter Kit (Diversion), The Diet Detective\u2019s All American Diet (Rodale), and soon to be published Cheat Death: A Users Guide to Food as Medicine.<\/p>

Platkin is a co-founder and strategic adviser at Diversion Books (www.DiversionBooks.com).<\/p>

Dr. Platkin is also the founder of MedicalBx (www.medicalbx.com), a micro-hospital company, with the goal to minimize human suffering and enhance health equity.<\/p>

He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, a law degree from Fordham University, a Master of Public Health from Florida International University, and a Ph.D. in Public Health from Florida International University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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