Roxana Ehsani, M.S., RD, CSSD, LDN

Roxana Ehsani

Title: Contributing Writer

Location: Miami, Florida

Education: B.S. in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech
- M.S. in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Pittsburgh

Expertise: Food and nutrition, sports nutrition and fitness, recipe development
- Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Experience

Roxana Ehsani is a registered dietitian nutritionist, board-certified sports dietitian, national media spokesperson and recipe developer. She has been quoted in hundreds of national media outlets, including EatingWell, U.S. News & World Report, Runner's World, Newsweek and many others. Roxana also appears regularly as a food and nutrition expert on television shows in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas. Roxana started baking and cooking at a very young age and has been developing her own recipes ever since.

Roxana has a strong background in sports nutrition, having worked with professional, Olympic, collegiate and high school teams and individual athletes. She currently is an adjunct professor teaching sports nutrition at Virginia Tech.

About EatingWell

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