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History
of The Sensible Nutrition Connection
In the
beginning… How SNaC became to be
The Sensible Nutrition Connection or “SNaC” is a nutrition
consulting firm, founded in June of 1995 by Christina Economos, Ph.D. and Debra
Wein,
M.S., R.D. Economos and Wein are nutrition professionals committed to
providing individualized, sensible nutrition recommendations based on the most current
scientific information available.
Economos and Wein met in 1990 while working to promote
nutrition and exercise to the employees of Shearson Lehman/American Express in New York
city. Chris was a manager at the facility and Debra was working part time while pursuing
her masters. The two developed an immediate bond of friendship and commitment to
promoting sensible nutrition.
After a few years, Chris moved back to Boston, her hometown, to
pursue her doctorate and continue consulting, Chris also began writing nutrition articles
for MetroSports magazine (and others) and then continued for over 6 years, serving as the
nutrition editor.
Debra, still in New York, continued consulting and began
co-authoring articles with Christina for MetroSports and other publications. A few
years later, in 1995, Debra moved to Boston and Debra and Chris co-founded
SNaC.
They founded SNaC to ensure that the most accurate nutrition
information is made available. In this pursuit, SNaC employs only the most dynamic,
credentialed and dedicated professionals.
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Debra
Wein,
M.S., R.D.
 Debra Wein, MS, RD, LDN
holds a Bachelor’s Degree in nutritional
sciences from Cornell University and a Masters in Nutrition and
Applied Physiology from Columbia University. She is an adjunct
faculty member at the University of Massachusetts, Simmons College
and The Boston Conservatory and chairs the Women’s Subcommittee of
the Massachusetts’ Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Wein has lectured for the United States of America Track and Field Association, Harvard Medical School, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and regional conferences of The American College of Sports Medicine, including the New York conference marking the collaboration of the New York chapters of the ACSM and SCAN (Sports & Cardiovascular Nutritionists) of the American Dietetic Association.
Wein serves as a nutrition consultant for the Boston Ballet, teaching at the Boston Ballet school and has presented for the ACSM's Health & Fitness Instructor certification as well as the National Strength & Conditioning Association's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certification. Wein is a contributing editor for IDEA magazine and Dietitian's Edge magazine and her articles and quotes have appeared in Men's Health, Muscle and Fitness, Readers Digest, Skiing, Mademoiselle, Fitness, Allure and Marie Clare magazines.
debra
@sensiblenutrition.com.
Writing Awards
Editorial Roles
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Christina
Economos, Ph.D.
 Dr. Economos is an Assistant
Professor of Nutrition at Tufts University School of Nutrition Science
and Policy and a Research Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Dr. Economos received a
Bachelor of Science from Boston University, a Master of Science in Applied
Physiology and Nutrition from Columbia University and a doctorate in
Nutrition Science from Tufts University. Her research efforts are focused
on the interaction between diet, exercise, body composition, and aging,
with an emphasis on techniques that accurately measure and interventions
that optimally develop and preserve skeletal muscle and bone mass
throughout the lifespan. Dr. Economos is dedicated to the continuous
development of communication strategies and public health policies that
deal with the complex relationships between nutrition, health, disease and
human performance. Dr. Economos directed the country's largest statewide
osteoporosis prevention initiative for two years prior to joining Tufts.
In addition to her teaching and research she serves on the Massachusetts
Osteoporosis Awareness Program Advisory Committee, is an appointed member
of the Massachusetts Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports,
and is Vice President of the National Association of Governor's Councils
on Physical Fitness and Sports.
chris@sensiblenutrition.com.
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