Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet

by Robert F. Kushner M.D.

Overview

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Frustrated with ""one-size-fits-all"" diets that don't work? Dr. Kushner has an answer for you!

Are you a Nighttime Nibbler or a Hearty Portioner? a Hate-to-Move Struggler or a No-Time-to-Exercise Protester? a Persistent Procrastinator or a Can't-Say-No Pleaser? Identify your traits. Lose the weight.

Discover how in: Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet.

""Five out of five stars and highly recommended."" - Tufts University Health and Nutrition Newsletter

Visit www.drrobertkushner.com for more information about Dr. Kushner and his books.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595527861
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/30/2008
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

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Dr. Kushner is Medical Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Clinical Director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Past President of The Obesity Society, Founder and Past Chair (2011-2015) of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, author of over 190 scientific articles on obesity and nutrition, on the medical advisory board of Retrofit and on the board of directors of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC).

Dr. Kushner is a passionate clinician, educator, researcher and advocate in helping to improve the lives of those affected by overweight and obesity. He is recipient of the Atkinson-Stern Award for Public Service by The Obesity Society in 2011. As an international obesity expert, he lectures worldwide, teaching health care professionals about the latest trends in obesity care.

After completing his residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Kushner completed a post-graduate fellowship in clinical nutrition at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and received a master's degree in clinical nutrition and nutritional biology at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Kushner believes in the power of lifestyle to improve health and body weight. With a background in nutrition and behavior change, he has dedicated his career to personalizing weight loss diet and treatment plans to meet the needs of each person. Dr. Kushner is the pioneer of the Personality Type/ Lifestyle Patterns approach to losing weight - which he continues to study, publish on and further develop.

Dr. Kushner is author of Counseling Overweight Adults: The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit, Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet and Fitness Unleashed: A Dog and Owner's Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together. He is also editor of multiple professional texts including Lifestyle Medicine - Manual for Clinical Practice, Treatment of the Obese Patient, 2nd Edition, Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery and Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity.

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