Regina Ragone

Regina Ragone, R.D., Food Director for Family Circle, brings more than twenty years of nutrition expertise to the magazine. Prior to her new position, Regina was vice president, nutrition at Hunter PR. In that role she provided counsel to a number of Hunter PR's food clients including McCormick, Post and Kraft.

Prior to joining the Hunter PR team, Regina was vice president of food and nutrition at Ogilvy Public Relations, where she worked on a variety of Unilever's health and vitality brands such as Promise, Lipton and Hellmann's Mayonnaise.

Before that she was food editor of Prevention magazine, America's leading health magazine. She was responsible for the editorial direction, design and content of the magazine's food pages as well as recipe development.

Regina has dedicated her career to educating people on the many benefits of eating healthy foods, and is the author of Win the Fat War cookbook and Decadent Diabetic Desserts and co-author of Meals that Heal.

Regina also served as the test kitchen director for Ladies Home Journal magazine and was an assistant manager at the Global Consumer Food Center of the Campbell Soup Company. Regina has held numerous positions in the publishing industry including food editor for both Weight Watchers magazine and the Weight Watchers Publishing Group and as a nutritionist for Family Circle magazine.

Regina is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, The Association of Food Journalists and the New York Women's Culinary Alliance. She received her MS in Nutrition from Queens College and her BS in Nutrition and Foods from New York University. She resides in New York where she can enjoy a wide range of culinary experiences.