2008 Idaho Conference on Health Care
Michael Dansinger, MD
21 st Annual Idaho Conference on Health Care (October 22-24, 2008)
Wednesday, October 22, 7:00-9:00 pm – Keynote speaker
Michael Dansinger, MD
Michael Dansinger, MD, is an internationally recognized authority on dietary and lifestyle counseling for weight loss and prevention of obesity-related medical problems. He is the weight loss and nutrition advisor for NBC's hit prime time series "The Biggest Loser", and a contributor to the best selling book series based on the show. He has been interviewed about his weight loss experience on the Today show, CNN, National Public Radio, CBS Radio, BBC Radio, Italian Public Television, Oprah magazine, Time magazine, Consumer Reports, USA Today, NY Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and appears in Who's Who in Medicine and Science.
Dr. Dansinger holds multiple academic positions. He is a Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Editor for WebMD, is an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, is a scientist with the USDA Nutrition Research Center, and is a member of the Division of Endocrinology at Tufts-New England Medical Center.
His research on dietary counseling in well known. He published the highly publicized research study "Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers and Zone Diets for Weight Loss and Cardiac Risk Reduction" in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2005, which was one of the most highly read and quoted scientific articles of the year. He is currently conducting a clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of the USDA food pyramid and a low-starch version of the food pyramid, for weight loss and heart disease reduction. He directs a "Diabetes Reversal Program" at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston.