Counseling Overweight Adults
Dr. Robert Kushner

Interviews, Lectures and Events

2011

Overweight is the new normal
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 12, 2011

Diet Doctors Gone Wrong
Health Magazine
June, 2011

Some Ob-Gyns Say Obese Patients Too High Risk
abc World News
May 25, 2011

Weight Loss Wake-Up Call
O The Oprah Magazine
April, 2011

A Smart (and Easy!) Way to Curb Emotional Eating
Oprah.com
March 8, 2011

2010

Physicians Role in Obesity Management, 5th Annual Obesity Summit:
Science and Practice of Obesity Management
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
November 3-4, 2010

Emerging Strategies for Obesity and Minimizing Cardiovascular Risk: Primary Care Physicians at the Forefront of Treatment
Pri-Med Update Meeting
Baltimore, MD
October 30, 2010

Cardiometabolic Health Congress
Boston, MA
October 20-23, 2010

Weight Regain – I Need a Redo on My Gastric Bypass
The Obesity Society 28th Annual Scientific Meeting
San Diego, CA
October 8-12, 2010

Combination Diet and Exercise Intervention Fuels Weight Loss in the Severely Obese
Internal Medicine News
October 8, 2010

Doctor's Orders: Eat Well to Be Well
The New York Times
September 21, 2010

Diet drugs face tough test before FDA
Chicago Tribune
September 14, 2010

Obesity as a CNS Disorder: Targeting the Neuronal Circuitry of Weight Loss
Online CME video
Medscape.com
July, 2010

Obesity Medicine and Treating obesity one patient at a time
24th annual international conference on practical approaches to the treatment of obesity
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, MA
June 17-19, 2010

Pharmacotherapy management of obesity
11th International conference on long-term complications of treatment of children and adolescents for cancer
Williamsburg, VA
June 11-12, 2010

Using a Lifestyle Patterns Approach for Management of the Obese Patient
The Illinois Dietetic Association
Chicago, Illinois
April 16, 2010

Advances in the clinical management of obesity: Implications for prevention
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association 16th annual symposium Schaumburg, Illinois
April 15, 2010

Total Nutrition Therapy (TNT) – Diabetes”
Abbott Nutrition International
Beijing, China
April 10, 2010

'Biggest Loser' show has big health problems
www.msnbc.com
February 21, 2010

Curbing obesity: Doctors play a key role
American Medical News
amednews.com
February 15, 2010

Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know
WTTW/​ Channel 11
January 21, 2010

Does more butt and thigh fat make you healthier?
ABC News
January 12, 2010

New treatment options for the moderately obese
Chicago Tribune
January 11, 2010

2009

Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyle Patterns Among Overweight and Obese Adults
Obesity
October 29, 2009 - advance online publication

Unhealthy habits often hard to break
Chicago Tribune
October 30, 2009

Medicine's Elusive Goal: A Safe Weight-Loss Drug
The New York Times
October 17, 2009

A weighty issue indeed
Chicago Tribune
September 12, 2009

Book Review: Counseling Overweight Adults
Obesity and Weight Management Journal
Volume 5, Number 4
August, 2009

Solutions: Eradicating America's obesity epidemic
The Washington Times
August 16, 2009

New certification for doctors in obesity
USA Today
August 5, 2009

Weight Bias
Voice of the People
Chicago Tribune
August 3, 2009

Book Review,
Counseling Overweight Adults:
The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit
The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
July/​ August 2009

Harvard Medical School
Division of Continuing Education course
23rd Annual International Conference on the Practical Approaches to the Treatment of
Obesity
Cambridge, MA
June 18-20, 2009

Plenary Session:
Treating Obesity One Patient at a Time
Friday, June 19, 2009

Concurrent Session:
Using Lifestyle Pattern Recognition for Obesity Counseling
Friday, June 19, 2009

Plenary Session:
Keynote Lecture: Obesity 2009: Whose Fault is it?
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Furry pals can be partners in fitness
CNNHealth.com
June 8, 2009

'Heal Thyself' not so easy for med students
Chicago Tribune
May 27, 2009

Book Review: Counseling Overweight Adults
Weight Management Matters Newsletter
a dietetic practice group of the ADA
Spring 2009: Volume 6, No. 4

Weight Management Counseling Using a Targeted Lifestyle Patterns Approach
Diabetes Spectrum, Vol 22, No 1
January 2009

Fresh Start:
How you and your dog can get healthy in 2009
Dog Fancy
January, 2009

Losing, gaining in public carries shame
Associated Press
January 28, 2009

Obesity numbers steady but well short of health goals
American Medical News
January 26, 2009

Ringing in a Healthier New You
AbcNews.com
January 1, 2009

2008

Want to eat well? Let your personality be your guide.
The Free Lance Star
fredericksburg.com
November 30, 2008

New center to tackle obesity epidemic
Chicago Tribune
November 28, 2008

NCCO Launch
Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity
November 13, 2008

American Dietetic Association
CDR Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 6, 2008

The American Dietetic Association
Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
McCormick Place West
Chicago, IL
Counseling Overweight Adults:
New Directions in Personalized Care
Robert F. Kushner, M.D. and Dawn Jackson Blatner, R.D.
October 26, 2008

Companion Dogs as Weight Loss Partners
Obesity Management
Volume 4, Number 5, October 2008

Mayo clinic
8th Annual Nutrition in Health and Disease Conference
Chicago, IL
Options for weight loss interventions
Getting your patients to move
October 11-12, 2008

Release of Counseling Overweight Adults:
The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
September, 2008

Harvard Medical School
22nd annual international conference on practical approaches to the treatment of obesity
Cambridge, MA
Treating obesity one patient at a time
Using lifestyle pattern recognition for obesity counseling
Obesity in 2008: Whose fault is it?
June 19-21, 2008

The Royal Society of Medicine
A view of obesity from the USA: the future of the UK?
London, England
June 17, 2008

Discover Magazine
Whodunnit: TV or Fast Food or Genes?
June 3, 2008

Chicago Tribune
Pregnancy as a diet craze
April 20, 2008

U.S. News and World Report
Weight Loss: Too Fat? No More Excuses
January 14, 2008

Reader's Digest
A Dogged Workout Partner
January 2008

2007

2007
Treatment of the Obese Patient
RF Kushner and DH Bessesen, Editors
Contemporary Endocrinology Series
Humana Press
Totowa, NJ

January 1, 2007
Associated Press
2006 diet news brought us fish, wine

January 29, 2007
Newsweek
Not Hungry? NO Problem

February 1, 2007
AP Medical Writer
Nutrition Tips for Super Bowl Sunday

February 11, 2007
Wall Street Journal
Even Diets go Dot.com

March 16, 2007
American Diabetes Association 16th annual conference on Diabetes
“Diet: How should we be counseling our patients?”
Miami, Florida

April, 2007
Eating Well Magazine
Dog-Gone Those Pounds: Is Your Pup a Perfect Partner for Weight Loss?

April 19-21, 2007
Internal Medicine 2007
American College of Physicians
“Nutrition and Diets: The Role in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention” and “Translating Evidence into Practice and Overcoming Clinical Inertia: Motivating Ourselves and Our Patients”
San Diego, California

May, 2007
SHAPE
Find your perfect plan

May 22, 2007
Digestive Disease Week
“A national pandemic: Obesity through the ages”
Washington, DC

June, 2007
Obesity Management
Lifestyle patterns approach for obesity management

June, 2007
Harvard Medical School
Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity
Lifestyle Patterns Workshop
Keynote: Why Are We Fat?

July 10, 2007
Boston Now
Weight Loss: The next Generation
Brookline’s Diet.com takes multi-media approach to fitness

July 25, 2007
ABC News
Study: Obese Friends Could Make You Fat

August 3, 2007
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 34th annual meeting
Pharmacological Approaches to Obesity
St. Louis, Missouri

August 4, 2007
Northwest Herald
Weight loss program gauges personality

October, 2007
The Obesity Society: Annual Scientific Meeting 2007
Keynote: The Individualistic Approach to Obesity Care

November 10, 2007
Newsweek.com
Logging on to Lose those Extra pounds

November 21, 2007
The Associated Press
If You Overeat, Get back on Track Fast

December 6-8, 2007
Childhood Obesity Research Summit, sponsored by the American Heart Association
Adult Chronic Care Model
Arlington, VA.

2006
Interviews, Lectures & Events

January 20, 2006
Diabetes Care. University of Florida
“Lifestyle patterns approach to behavior change/​weight management”

March 1, 2006
Albert Einstein Medicine Center
“Generation O(verweight): What can you do to help your patient?”

April 5, 2006
Chicago Sun Times
Slim Ray of Hope in Fat Study

April, 2006
Weight Watchers Magazine
Walk the Dog!

April, 2006
Health
Is your eating making you fat?

May, 2006
Release of Fitness Unleashed
A Dog and Owner’s Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together by Marty Becker DVM and Robert F Kushner, MD
(Three Rivers Press, 2006)

May 2, 2006
Today’s Oregonian
Got some excess weight you want to lose? If you want results, diet and work out with Rover

May 3, 2006
ABC News: Help your dog slim down
Dr. Marty Becker on Good Morning America

May 5, 2006
Life: America’s Weekend Magazine
Health: Exercising with your dog

May 8, 2006
Pet Connection
Get moving! Fitness program for people and pets makes for healthier lives for both

May 16, 2006
Newsweek Health, msnbc.com
Our Dogs, Our Selves;
A new book offers tips to get dog owners - and their pets – back in shape.
Quiz: What’s your dog-walking profile

May 29, 2006
People Magazine
The low-down on a stalk of brand-new diet and fitness books

June, 2006
Reader’s Digest
Put that dog on a diet!

June 1, 2006
Ottawa Sun
Let’s go walkies!

June 22-24, 2006
Harvard Medical School, 20th annual practical approaches to the treatment of obesity
Lifestyle patterns approach

ivillage.com
Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet
Design a diet that works for you as an individual

July 18, 2006
Washington Post
Get moving or the dog dies

August, 2006
SHAPE
Make your diet healthier – overnight

August 9, 2006
Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA, Vol 296, No 6
Studies suggest dog walking a good strategy for fostering fitness

September 12, 2006
Washington Post
Fat Cats, Poor Prognosis

September 12, 2006
Kutv.com
Fresh idea; Exercising with your dog

October, 2006
Women’s Health
Mind over fatter

October, 2006
Nutrigenomics and the Healthcare Provider
International Functional Food Symposium
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2005

January 5
Chicago Tribune
Tip Scales your Way with Diet Strategies

The New York Daily News dedicated its 6-day 2005 New Year's diet package exclusively to the Personality Type Diet approach and diet.com. Here is a quick synopsis of the featured stories:

Sunday, January 9:
The First Diet Designed with You in Mind: Lose the Weight Your Way.

Monday, January 10:
Are you a Hearty Portioner who puts too much food on your plate and into your mouth? Hearty Portioner success story: lost 125 pounds

Tuesday, January 11:
The Swing Eater eats reasonable amounts of "good" foods around other people and sneaks "bad" foods in private. Swing Eater success story: lost 40 pounds

Wednesday, January 12:
Meet the Steady Snacker who is unaware of how much high calorie foods he consumes between meals. Steady Snacker success story: lost 37 pounds

Thursday, January 13:
The Fruitless Feaster doesn't get enough filling and healthful fruits and vegetables into her daily diet. Fruitless Feaster success story: lost 50 pounds

Friday, January 14:
Are you a Meal Skipper who lacks a structured eating regimen and doesn't have enough true meals on a daily basis? Meal Skipper success story: lost 76 pounds

January 17
Time Magazine
What Pets Bring to the Party

March 2005
Reader's Digest
Diet with your Dog

April 14-16
American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual Session, San Francisco
“Diet facts and fiction: How to counsel your patient”

April 26, 2005
PC Magazine
Lose Weight while Surfing!

May 2005
Ladies’ Home Journal
A Dieter’s Best Friend

May 11, 2005
American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Digestive Disease Week “Medical and surgical management of obesity”

May 26-28, 2005
20th Annual Southern Regional Conference on Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease. American Diabetes Association
“Global health & economic implications of obesity: How we are dealing with it and what we can do in the future”

June 23-25, 2005
Harvard Medical School, 19th annual practical approaches to the treatment of obesity
“Tools and skills for effective interventions” and “Elements of effective counseling”

July 1-3, 2005
The American Dietetic Association and Commission on Dietetic Registration, Cambridge, England
“Current Research and Future Directions in Obesity”

August 10-13, 2005
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 32nd annual meeting
“Lifestyle strategies for behavior change”

2004 Publicity (Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet)

TV

Fox National News: Carbohydrates
The Today Show, Weekend Edition
NBC National News: Obesity
NBC 5 Chicago: Online Dieting

Newspapers

USA Today
The Arizona Republic
Kansas City Star

Other Print

Nutrition and the MD Book Review
L’Espresso Magazine
Good Medicine Magazine
Cooking Light Magazine
Allure Magazine
Fitness

Radio

WGN, Extension 720, The Milt Rosenberg Show
WGN Radio, The John Williams Show
CKLW Radio, Windsor, Ontario
The Frankie Boyer Show
Sirius Satellite Radio/​ OutQ Channel, New York

Online

USA Today Web Chat
Netscape.com home page: The Best Diet for Your Personality
WebMd: Evaluate the latest diets

Other

Transitions Bookplace Book Signing
First Annual Integrative Medicine Conference, Florida

2003 Publicity: Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet

TV

NBC News, Chicago
CBS News, Chicago
CBS Atlanta, WGCL TV
Good Day Atlanta, Fox 5
Good Day Dallas, KDFW, Fox
Fox Morning News, Chicago
WGN Feature Story, 9 PM News
WGN Morning News

Newspapers

Chicago Tribune (article about the book)
Cincinnati Enquirer (article about the book)
USA Today (Diet book picks for 2003)
Newsday (Diet book discussion)

Other Print

Publisher’s Weekly
Glamour
US Magazine
Today’s Chicago Woman
First for Women
SHAPE
Fitness
In Touch
Woman’s Day
Woman’s World
Pioneer Press
Chicago Image
Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter
Today’s Dietitian
American Dietetic Association Weight Control Practice Group Newsletter
Experience Life Magazine
University of Illinois Alumni Magazine

Radio

WBZ, The Jordan Rich Show, Boston, MA
KSRK, The Karen Grant Show, Monterey, California
Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg, WGN, Chicago
WVXU, FIT, National Public Radio, Cincinnati, Ohio
WDNC, Raleigh Durham, NC
KTKZ, Sacramento, California
WCAP, Boston, MA
KWCL, Monroe, Louisiana
KGGO, Des Moines, Iowa
WISH, Rochester, NY
WISH, McLeesboro, IL
WTAG, Boston, MA
KZZP, Phoenix, Arizona
WGCH, Greenwich, Conn.
KPAM, Portland, Oregon
WCCF, Fort Meyers, Florida
KCTE, Total Health, Kansas City, Missouri
KEYL, Long Prairie, Minnesota
WNN, Dr. Nancy Talks Health, Boca Raton, Florida
WTKF, Positive Living, Moorehead City, NC
WMUB, Cincinnati, Ohio
WBCK, Battle Creek, Michigan
WFGO, Fargo, North Dakota
WREL, Lexington, Kentucky
WMUB, Sound Health, interconnect, Cincinnati, Ohio
Michigan Talk Radio
Aware Talk Radio

Online

Edietes.com