Background
Reinagel was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 25, 1964.
Reinagel was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 25, 1964.
She was professionally trained as a chef at Maryland"s L"Academie de Cuisine, and holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport.
She is the author of The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan and host of the Nutrition Diva podcast. She has been called "the leading author of books on inflammation." Podcast Media Reinagel has appeared on television on The Doctor Oz Show, Columbia Broadcasting System News, American Broadcasting Company Eyewitness News, Today and NY1, and in print publications such as Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times and Washington Post. Since 2011, she has been a regular contributor to the Huffington Post as a part of their "Healthy Living" section, advising readers on weight loss and healthy eating.
She is also a frequent contributor to Food & Nutrition magazine (a publication of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), and produces a regular feature called Smart Nutrition for WYPR in Baltimore.
She was the chief nutritionist for Conde Nast"s NutritionData website from 2007 until 2010. IF Rating Systemic inflammation has been linked to an array of adverse health outcomes, and diet has a measurable effect on markers of inflammation as well as inflammation-related morbidities.
In 2006, Reinagel introduced the IF Ratings, a system that attempts to predict the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory potential of foods and mixed meals based on their nutrient composition. Reinagel cites peer-reviewed published research on the associations between various nutrients, food components, and dietary patterns on inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein as the basis for the unpublished formula used to produce the ratings.
Number analyses of the statistical validity of the IF Ratings or results of any controlled interventions have been published.
Similar to other proponents of anti-inflammatory diets, such as Barry Sears, Nicholas Perricone, and Andrew Weil, Reinagel recommends incorporating more anti-inflammatory foods such as fish, nuts, olive oil, non-starchy vegetables and spices, and limiting refined grains, sugar, and saturated and hydrogenated fats. A classically trained singer, Reinagel has performed as a soloist with the Baltimore Company, Ohio Light, the Smithsonian Institution and Lafayette, among others