Articles by Gail L. Ross, MS, RD:

Death From Birth Defects: Fetal Exposure to Toxins Out of Control

(NewsTarget) The leading cause of infant death in the U.S. results from congenital birth defects. They have become an increasingly prominent cause of infant death. In 1970, the deaths from birth defects were 15.1 percent and by 1997 the figure jumped...

About the author

Gail L. Ross has a Master's in Nutrition with two additional post graduate years from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is an RD. She was an Adjunct Faculty member at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute where she has taught Nutrition and Environmental Science. She taught biology, intro diabetes and nutrition and wellness at Central Arizona College. She worked for the Az State Mental Health Hospital. She worked for various Women Infant and Children's Programs on the Shoshone and Arapaho and Navajo Indian Reservations respectively. She was instrumental in initiating the development of a Nutrition Support Team at the Denver Veteran's Administration Medical Center. She consulted with the LA Clippers. She has worked in a variety of capacities, settings and locations. She has been a pioneer in the field of nutrition and has appeared on various radio shows, local TV stations and published articles during the course of her career. She participated in the Denver PBS video production on Eating Disorders entitled Beauty Lies: Cultural Ideals and Eating Disorders.