Vesanto Melina

About the author

Born in Vancouver in 1942, Vesanto Melina is a Canadian Registered Dietitian who has become a leading authority on plant-based nutrition. She is the co-author of several books on vegetarian, vegan, and raw food nutrition — most written with co-author Brenda Davis — that have collectively sold over a million copies in English and nearly a million more across nine additional languages, including French, Russian, Chinese, and Polish. She has presented talks and workshops for dietitians, health professionals, and vegetarian associations across 17 American states, 9 Canadian provinces, and 10 countries.