Yasi Ansari is Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. She is the founder of Yasi Ansari Nutrition, a nutrition consulting practice specializing in sports performance and nutrition therapy for disordered eating and eating disorders. In addition, she works with the Medical Stabilization Program for disordered eating and eating disorders at UCLA Health, Santa Monica.
Ansari is a National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and member of the Academy’s Sports and Human Performance Nutrition (SHPN) dietetic practice group. She collaborates with the Athletes and the Arts initiative to help create educational content for performing arts athletes and co-hosts the Athletes and the Arts podcast. Ansari is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and earned a master’s degree from California State University, Northridge.