About Stella Metsovas

Stella Metsovas is a clinical nutritionist, based in Los Angeles and Orange County California. Stella is an expert in Food Science and Human Nutrition, with over 15 years of experience in the health and fitness industries, and 8 years in private practice.

Beyond her private practice, Stella is regularly called on as a media resource; featured as a diet and nutrition expert in People, Glamour, Shape, Redbook, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, AOL, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Fox News, CNN’s Wallet Pop and many others. Woman’s World named Stella one of “America’s Ultimate Experts,” and her blog was recognized as “One of the Top 50 Blogs Every Dietitian Should Read.” Stella was also voted “Best Nutritionist” by Citysearch.

Stella also serves as Chairman and spokesperson to the World Food Program Committee of Los Angeles, a charitable organization that raises support in America for the United Nations World Food Program.

A former National USA Swimmer, Stella really began her career at age 13.  Training under the top Olympic coaches and swimmers of the U.S. swim team, she competed at the Junior Olympic and National levels. However, after being diagnosed as severely anemic, her performance level quickly declined.

Despite seeking medical attention, Stella’s anemia only continued to worsen – affecting her physiologically and psychologically. After a year of prescriptions for artificial hormones and numerous doctors’ evaluations, Stella’s mother sought other options. She was referred to a clinical nutritionist who prescribed vitamins and minerals specific to Stella’s condition. Within one month of her visit to the nutritionist, Stella felt remarkably better. Consequently, the decision to pursue a career in Nutrition or Sports Medicine was inevitable.

During her first year at Chapman University, Stella took courses in Physiology, Anatomy, Chemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition. Working as a personal trainer at the time, Stella realized that her true passion resided in the Nutritional Sciences. Today, Stella is completing her M.S. in Nutrition and plans to earn her Ph.D. shortly after. In addition, Stella is writing a book about her innovative program combining evolutionary biology, nutrigenomics and the Mediterranean diet, developed over the past eight years while serving her clients. Stella also plans to pursue research in the field of Nutrigenomics, Epigenetics and Metabolomics.

Stella is in her eighth year of private practice in Laguna Beach, Calif., where she resides with her husband.