Nutrition a nd We ig ht Ma na g e me nt in Offic e Pra c tic e
Robe rt Ba ron, MD MS
Profe ssor of Me dic ine Assoc iate De an for Gr aduate and Continuing Me dic al E duc a tion F
- unding Dire c tor, UCSF
Adult We ight Manage me nt Pr
- gr
am
Disclosure
No re le va nt fina nc ia l re la tionships
Why Do We Ca r e About Wha t We E a t?
US L e a ding Ca use s of De a th, CDC
- 1. He a rt Dise a se
32.6%
- 2. Ca nc e r
30.9%
- 3. Chr
- nic lowe r
r e spir a tor y dise a se 7.5%
- 4. Stroke
7.0%
- 5. Ac c ide nts
6.4%
- 6. Alzhe ime r’s dise a se
4.3%
- 7. Dia be te s
3.7%
- 8. Influe nza a nd pne umonia
2.9%
- 9. Ne phr
itis, ne phr
- tic syndr
- me & ne phr
- sis
2.7%
- 10. Inte ntiona l se lf-ha r
m (suic ide ) 2.0%
Why Do We Ca r e About Wha t We E a t?
US L e a ding Ca use s of De a th, CDC
- 1. He a r
t Dise a se 32.6%
- 2. Ca nc e r
30.9%
- 3. Chr
- nic lowe r
r e spir a tor y dise a se 7.5%
- 4. Stroke
7.0%
- 5. Ac c ide nts
6.4%
- 6. Alzhe ime r’s dise a se
4.3%
- 7. Dia be te s
3.7%
- 8. Influe nza a nd pne umonia
2.9%
- 9. Ne phr
itis, ne phr
- tic syndr
- me & ne phr
- sis
2.7%
- 10. Inte ntiona l se lf-ha r
m (suic ide ) 2.0%