Dr Stephen Phinney MD, PhD

Dr. Stephen Phinney has 35 years of experience as a physician-scientist looking at the role diet and exercise play in the way the body works. Without Dr. Phinney, there may never have been a way paved for other researchers of carbohydrate-restriction like Dr. Jeff Volek at the University of Connecticut or Dr. Eric Westman from Duke University. His very first published study on Low-Carb diets happened way back in 1980 and he’s conducted countless others ever since.

As the co-author (with Volek and Westman) of The New Atkins for a New You book in 2010, he brought the message of Low-Carb to the masses. But now he’s teamed up with Dr. Volek on an exciting new book called The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living: An Expert Guide to Making the Life-Saving Benefits of Carbohydrate Restriction Sustainable and Enjoyable. It’s intended to be the “Low-Carb 101″ course that doctors never received in medical school as well as an education in not just the science but the application of Low-Carb diets for educated laypeople and nutritionists. 

Dr Phinney has also teamed up with Donal O'Neill for Cereal Killers 2 - "Run on Fat" featuring world class triathlete Sami Inkinen. Together they challenge the efficacy & safety of "carb loading" for sports performance.​

Dr Steve Phinney has co-authored the following books.