According to the CDC, 41.9% of the U.S. population is obese. This common and serious disease is often preventable with a proper diet and exercise regimen.
In this episode of A SENSe of Wellness Podcast, host Susan Greeley connects with Dr. Michael Dansinger to discuss preventing and reversing chronic metabolic disease through lifestyle medicine, the keys to sustaining a healthy weight, adhering to important lifestyle practices, and the links between obesity and other chronic diseases.
More about Dr. Michael Dansinger
Dr. Dansinger is a nationally-recognized expert in nutrition and lifestyle coaching. He published a well-known clinical trial that compared the effectiveness of 4 popular diets, which demonstrated that there are many effective eating strategies rather than one best diet for everybody.
He is a Member of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Tufts Medical Center, in Boston, where he directs a diabetes reversal program that he founded in 2006. He has been a nutrition, diabetes, and obesity expert for WebMD for more than 15 years, and he led their online diabetes community for 5 years, and he led their online diabetes community for 5 years.
Dr. Dansinger was also the nutrition doctor for NBC show, The Biggest Loser for over 10 years, and he helped create The Biggest Loser diet and book series.