Ellen Kunes

Ellen Kunes, author of The CarbLovers Diet, is Editor in Chief of Health Magazine and Editorial Director of Health.com. She has more than 25 years of experience in the publishing industry. Prior to Health, Kunes was the Founding Editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, which became one of the most successful launches in magazine history. After O, she became editor-in-chief of Redbook. Earlier in her career, Kunes served as executive editor at Cosmopolitan and Lifestyle Director at McCall’s. She has held a variety of editorial posts at such titles as Self, Mademoiselle, and Seventeen. Kunes is also the author of Living Well--Or Even Better--On Less (Perigee/Putnam).

Kunes has made numerous appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, A&E Entertainment News and CNN.

Kunes currently resides in Manhattan with her husband and twin boys.