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Podcast: Food Junkies Podcast
Episode: Episode 155: Dr. Nicole Avena
Description: Dr. Nicole Avena was one of our first guests on the podcast 3 years ago, you can check out her in episode 15. She is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University. She is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction, with a special focus on nutrition during early life and pregnancy, and women's health. She has done groundbreaking work developing models to characterize food addiction and the dangers of excess sugar intake. Her research a...