Global Stevia Institute

The Global Stevia Institute is a resource designed to promote accurate
and consistent information and to educate people
about the natural, no-calorie sweetener, stevia

Advisory Board

Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD

Keith Ayoob is an internationally known nutritionist and an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, where he has maintained a clinical practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Ayoob has worked extensively in the area of obesity, heart health, child nutrition and family dynamics and specializes in motivational counseling. He is the author of The Uncle Sam Diet, the first book on the 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Dr. Ayoob received his doctorate degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College, his Master’s from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and he did his undergraduate work at the University of California at Davis.