January 2007 Ask The Author: Anne M. Fletcher

Just in time for those of us who added “lose weight” to our New Year’s Resolutions, we are delighted to welcome Anne M. Fletcher to Gather.com as January’s Ask The Author. 

Award-winning health and medical journalist and registered dietitian Anne M. Fletcher is frequently sought out for her knowledge about weight management, behavior change, and addiction. She is the author of the national bestseller Thin For Life: 10 Keys to Success from People Who Have Lost Weight and Kept It Off. The book won a National Health Information Award and was nominated for a Julia Child writing award. 

Anne will join us on Thursday, January 25 from 2-4pm ET to discuss your weight loss questions and her newest book on the struggles of overweight teens, Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off—and What They Wish Parents Knew, which hits shelves this January.

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More About the Author
Anne M. Fletcher is the 2006 recipient of the American Dietetic Association’s Media Excellence Award for consistent nutrition reporting, coverage of issues with balance and perspective, scientific accuracy, broad audience reach, and creativity in presentation. As the former assistant director of an obesity treatment program, she provided counseling to hundreds of clients with weight problems. Previously, Fletcher was executive editor and chief writer of the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter and a contributing editor for Prevention magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition from Cornell University and a Master of Science degree from Drexel University. Fletcher, her husband, and three children live in Minnesota. Anne’s extensive media experience includes appearances on The Today Show, The View, Donahue, Good Morning America, The Early Show on CBS, and National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation. Her articles have appeared in Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Parenting, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light, American Psychologist, and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.