Cooking Light's Chef Billy and nutrition expert Colleen Doyle share tips on eating right and the "Great American Eat Right Challenge"

 (Medialink) -- Cooking Light's Chef Billy joins the American Cancer Society (ACS) for the launch of the "Great American Eat Right Challenge." The goal is to build awareness to the link between being overweight and cancer risk. A new ACS nationwide survey details these findings and provides advice on how to live a healthier life.

According to the survey:

  Only eight percent of Americans are aware of the link between excess weight and cancer (though many understand the link between excess weight and diabetes and heart disease).

  Almost half of Americans say eating right is the hardest factor for staying healthy.

  Chocolate tops the list of foods Americans can't resist - Americans don't need to cut junk food out completely, but they do need to cut them down to size.

Cooking Light's Chef Billy and nutrition expert Colleen Doyle provide practical advice and personalized tips on adopting healthy eating habits, like portion control, as a way to help maintain a healthy weight and reduce cancer risk.

About Chef Billy, Cooking Light's First Executive Chef

Billy Strynkowski joined Cooking Light in 2001 and is the Cooking Light Supper Club host. He contributes a regular column entitled "Chef Billy's Kitchen Tips." He is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Before working at Cooking Light, he was the executive chef for Restaurant Associates at the Time Inc. headquarters in New York City.

About Colleen Doyle, MS, RD Director of Nutrition and Physical Activity, American Cancer Society

Colleen Doyle, MS, RD, is the director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society's National Home Office. In that capacity, she has been instrumental in developing strategies which increase awareness of how proper diet and exercise are essential for chronic disease prevention and management. Doyle has appeared on national broadcasts, including CNN Headline News, Discovery Health and the Do It Yourself Network. She is frequently quoted in publications like USA Today, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, and has contributed to several books. She has also worked on initiatives to create and improve healthy lifestyles in schools, work sites, and communities.