Introduction
Dr. Ro is originally from Washington, D.C. and holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences, with an M.S. degree in Community Nutrition and Broadcast Journalism from Howard University, and a B.S. degree in Foods and Nutrition from Virginia State University.
She is most widely known as the host of Heart & Soul, the first national health and fitness television show for African American women which previously aired on BET, and as Medical Correspondent for BET News, Nutrition Contributor for ABC News' Lifetime Live, and Contributing Nutrition Editor to Heart and Soul magazine. She is most recently known as the Nutrition Coach who helped "The View" Co-Host, Sherri Shepherd to lose 41 pounds. Voted one of the Nation's top five nutritionists by More Magazine, Dr. Ro has been featured on Good Morning America Health, The Dr. Oz Show and the CBS Early Show. Her most recent projects include: Dr. Ro's Fit Kidz, a new TV series for children ages 2–10. "Dr. Ro's Fit Kidz" is set to air on PBS in 2010.She was born in 1956.
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