Laura Dolson is a former writer for Verywell Fit, specializing in health and food content. Her area of expertise was low-carb diets and developing low-carb and gluten-free recipes for home cooks. She has focused on low-carb and low-glycemic eating for over two decades—investigating the emerging science related to low-carb eating, writing articles to help people change their diets
Laura holds a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Vermont, a master's degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (San Diego), and several years of doctoral work in clinical psychology.
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