Daphne Nur Oz (born February 17, 1986) is an American television host,

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, and chef. She was one of five co-hosts on the

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'' for the show's first six seasons and was a co-host of the syndicated talk/cooking show '' The Good Dish''.

Early life and education

Oz was born February 17, 1986, in

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, Pennsylvania. She is the eldest child of television personalities

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and Lisa Oz (née Lemole). Her paternal grandparents, Suna (née Atabay) and Mustafa Öz, emigrated from

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, Turkey. She has three siblings. Daphne was raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where she graduated from

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in 2004. Oz graduated with a degree in Near Eastern Studies from

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in 2008.Singer, Natasha
"15 Pounds: Part of Freshman Meal Plan?"
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'', August 31, 2006. Accessed May 30, 2011. "And that is where Daphne Oz, a junior at Princeton from Cliffside Park, N.J., comes in ... And at the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, N.J., she wrote a high school research paper on teenage nutrition and lobbied for healthier cafeteria food, she said." Daphne is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and received a culinary degree from The Natural Gourmet Institute.

Career

Author

Oz's first book, a National Bestseller, ''The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating A Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works'' (Newmarket Press, 2006) details the tips and tricks she used to successfully navigate the unique “Danger Zones” of college life to create a healthy lifestyle and sustainably lose 40lbs. It advanced her approach to avoiding the " Freshman 15".Dorm Room Diet Media
Accessed May 17, 2011. The book also lends her advice on how to develop healthy habits while in college that may benefit the student through life.Spotlight on Women's Health
April 1, 2011. Accessed May 18, 2011. The book was publicized by multiple media outlets including ''

'', ''

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'',Norris, Caitlin J. "Food for Thought", ''Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition'' (2006)
Accessed May 17, 2011. ''

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,''Jennifer Larue. "A Parent's Guide to the Freshman 15", ''The Washington Post''
November 16, 2010. Accessed May 17, 2011. ''

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'', '' Cosmo Girl!'' and '' Seventeen''. She has made promotional appearances on ''

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'', '' The Nate Berkus Show'', ''

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'', '' NPR Weekend Edition'', and her father's program, '' The Dr. Oz Show.'' In 2007, she published ''The Dorm Room Diet Planner'' (Newmarket Press, 2007). In 2012, she collaborated with the rest of the cast of ''The Chew'' to author ''The Chew: Food. Life. Fun.'' Oz also is the author of the ''New York Times'' bestsellingnytimes.com
Accessed September 6, 2013. ''Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun''. ''Relish'' is part cookbook, part lifestyle guide where Oz shares her approach to curating a life filled with delicious joy and meaningful connection. This book offers essential advice for bringing passion and purpose to everyday food, style, and life (relationships, career, and playtime). The book contains recipes, tips, relationship and career advice, and the author's personal anecdotes. Oz has written articles for '' Glamour''"Five Health Truths You Need to Live By Now"
''Glamour Magazine''. August 3, 2010. Accessed May 17, 2011.Oprah.com
Accessed May 17, 2011. and ''

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Accessed May 17, 2011. In 2012, she wrote five articles for a column called "Food for Thought" for

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Accessed May 17, 2011. In 2016, Daphne published a book called ''The Happy Cook: 125 Recipes for Eating Every Day Like It's the Weekend''. The New York Times book review said: “the recipes are terrific — well designed and stress-free…and everything comes out as beautifully as she promises.”

Public speaking

Oz speaks publicly on food, lifestyle, motherhood, and health topics.AEI Speakers Bureau
Accessed May 17, 2011 In 2008, she was invited to speak at The Governor's Women's Conference, hosted by

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. Oz was a featured speaker at The Aspen Institute's 2009 Aspen Health Forum."Teen Temptations", Aspen Health Forum 2009
Accessed May 17, 2011. In 2011, Oz and her mother Lisa were the featured speakers at WCBS Radio's Working Women's Luncheon.Working Women's Business Luncheon
, April 1, 2011. Accessed May 18, 2011. Daphne Oz has delivered addresses to campus audiences including Princeton University,

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, and

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. Daphne appeared as a featured performer at both the South Beach Food & Wine and New York City Food & Wine Festivals.

Non-profit work

Oz is an ambassador for and helped to establish HealthCorps, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that equips teenagers with nutrition, exercise, and stress management education in over 50 schools nationwide. Daphne also serves as a member of the board of Children's Board at Columbia and is the co-chair of the Junior Board for HealthCorps. She has supported the Food Bank 4 NYC and Dress for Success.

Television

Oz was one of five co-hosts on ABC's ''

'', a weekday one-hour lifestyle show, which premiered in September 2011. She has a

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to her credit, sharing the 2015 award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host with her ''Chew'' co-hosts. On August 11, 2017, it was confirmed that Oz would be leaving the show prior to the release of the seventh and final season. After leaving ''The Chew'', Oz has been featured as a guest co-host on ''

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'', '' Beat Bobby Flay'', and has appeared as a healthy living expert on ''

'', ''

'', '' The Dr. Oz Show'', '' The Rachael Ray Show'', '' Dayside'', and ''

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''. She was also one of the celebrity guests on the game-show ''

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''. She also appeared as a judge on the

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competition show ''Cooks vs. Cons''. On July 17, 2019, it was announced that Oz would be joining

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and Aarón Sanchez on the eighth season of '' MasterChef Junior'', replacing previous judge Christina Tosi. She makes weekly appearances on ''The Dish'' and has appeared on ABC's ''The $100,000 Pyramid''. In March 2020, Daphne appeared on ''

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''. In late 2021, after Mehmet Oz announced his candidacy for the

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in the 2022 midterm election, numerous TV stations pulled his show from the air, due to

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laws about giving political candidates equal air time. On January 17, 2022 - as a replacement for the ''Dr. Oz'' show during his campaign - Sony (distributor for the ''Dr. Oz'' show) debuted a new spinoff show titled '' The Good Dish'' featuring Daphne Oz as host.

Personal life

On August 26, 2010, Oz married John Jovanovic at the Municipal Marriage Bureau in

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. Jovanovic is an investment fund analyst, whom Oz met in college. The civil ceremony was followed by two religious ceremonies on August 28, 2010, one at Serbian Saints Church in Portland, Maine, and one at the summer home of Oz's maternal grandparents led by Rev. Prescott Rogers of the Swedenborgian Church. They have four children.

Selected works

* ''Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun'', 1st ed., New York: WilliamMorrow, 2013; . * ''The Dorm Room Diet: The 8-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works'', 1st ed., New York: Newmarket Press, 2006; . * ''The Happy Cook: 125 Recipes For Eating Every Day Like It's The Weekend'', 1st ed., New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2016; .

References

External links

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