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Elena Paravantes RDN

Elena Paravantes is a Nutritionist and Writer specializing in the Mediterranean Diet. She has been active in the field of food and nutrition for almost 20 years as a clinical nutritionist, consultant and lecturer, both in the U.S. and Greece.

Elena started her career as a clinical nutritionist consulting patients on their lifestyle, incorporating components of the Greek diet. Upon moving permanently to Greece, she began writing for several publications on the Mediterranean Diet, leading to editorial positions with several Greek publishing companies. She began teaching Nutrition at the American College of Greece and established and managed its Nutrition Department. She has been a consultant for the Lambraki Research Foundation, Routes of the Olive Tree, Loyola University, and Aramark among others.

Elena is the Health Editor for Olive Oil Times, writes about the Greek diet in Huffington Post and is founder of olivetomato.com which promotes the Greek Diet internationally. A recognized expert in the Greek Mediterranean Diet, her interviews and articles have been published in many publications including the American and British editions of Prevention, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Today’s Dietitian, Food and Nutrition Magazine, NPR, Globo TV and in Greek publications such as Vima, Eleftherotypia, Vimagazino, VimaGourmet, Athinorama, Iatronet and Madame Figaro. She has been a guest speaker at many international conferences where she has been invited speak about the Greek diet and nutrition promotion in the media. She has also made numerous television appearances speaking about food and nutrition and cooking demonstrations on episodes of the cooking show Chef ston Aera on SKAI and Ola gia thn Ygeia mou on Mega.