Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP (born Zonya Edwards on March 21, 1963)[1] is an American professional speaker,[2] television chef, and writer. She focuses on healthy eating habits rather than on dieting.
Zonya Foco | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zonya Edwards March 21, 1963 |
| Occupation(s) | Professional Speaker, Author, TV show host |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse | Scott Foco |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | http://www.zonya.com |
Foco received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1987 and worked for eight years as a clinical nutritionist for the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor.[3][4] Foco has appeared on local newscasts, nationally syndicated daytime talk shows, and QVC. She has been published in Prevention, Today's Dietitian, Total Health, and Fast and Healthy Cooking.[3]
Motivational Speaker and Wellness Coach
editFoco and her husband Scott Foco produce the PBS program Zonya's Health Bites.[5] Each 5-segment episode offers realistic solutions for managing weight, improving health, creating balance, and maximizing energy for the whole family.[6]
Writings
editHer experiences as a teen who saw how diets caused her weight to bounce up and down and ultimately to increase, as well as her knowledge as a nutritionist, led her to write Lickety-Split Meals for Health Conscious People on the Go in 1998. In 2007, Foco cowrote with Stephen Moss, the health novel Water with Lemon, a story that shows how changing eight habits can help one to master diet-free, lifelong weight loss and lead to personal transformation.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Birth reference results for Zonya Edwards Foco". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Zonya Foco - Inspiring Everyday Health". Zonya Foco. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ a b "Zonya Foco's official biographical sketch". Zonya.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Bio page at Capitol City Speakers Bureau
- ^ https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/zonyas-health-bites/
- ^ Weber, Ann (January 21, 2007). "Tuning into Healthy Eating". Toledo Blade (.com). Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ AEI Speakers Bureau