Ioanna Kontele is a Dietitian, a graduate of the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Science at the Harokopio University of Athens, and a member of the Hellenic Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists. She holds an MSc in Public Health and she is a PhD candidate in the field of Public Health Nutrition in the University of West Attica, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Policy. She is working as a Dietician at the Department of Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition at the Directorate of Public Health of the Greek Ministry of Health. The main object of her work considers the development and implementation of national nutrition policies, such as defining nutritional standards for school and nursery meals, promoting national food reformulation initiatives, and organizing campaigns for healthy nutrition and breastfeeding. Αs a former international athlete in Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline, she has a special interest in sports nutrition and sports eating disorders. During her MSc thesis, she conducted a survey regarding the eating habits, weight pressures, and disordered eating attitudes of adolescent gymnasts, with a significant number of articles being published under this project. Moreover, she collaborates with the Center of Education and Treatment in Eating Disorders in Athens, regarding counseling of patients with eating disorders and training of professionals.