Expert: Christine Palumbo, RD

Christine M. Palumbo, RD is a dietitian and nutrition expert from Naperville, Ill. Her areas of expertise include weight management, functional foods, heart disease, diabetes and cancer prevention, and overall wellness. A frequent guest on Chicago area television, Christine has also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends and CNN fn’s The Flipside. She is a regular columnist for Allure magazine and Chicago Parent, and has conducted hundreds of media interviews. Christine is renowned as a dynamic speaker on nutrition and health, and teaches in the nutrition program at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. She also consults for public relations firms, corporations, restaurants, and not-for-profits. Christine is active with the American Dietetic Association, currently serving on their Board of Directors. In 2002, she was honored by her peers as the Illinois Dietetic Association’s Outstanding Dietitian of the Year. A graduate of the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Christine also holds a masters degree in business administration.

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