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Dr. Francine Kaufman discusses diabetes prevention and treatment. Dr. Kaufman is currrently leading two NIH diabetes investigations, both focusing on preventing and treating type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers. She discusses how people can modify their lifestyles and make a real shift to healthy behaviors.

In addition, Dr. Kaufman discusses the impact of diabetes in ethnic populations and lower socioeconomic groups, and how to enroll communities in prevention programs and behavioral change.

Dr. Francine Kaufman is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Communications at the Keck School of Medicine and the Annenberg School of Communications of USC, and Head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

Dr. Kaufman has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1980, and is the current Chair of the National Diabetes Education Program, which is jointly sponsored by the NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Kaufman has published more than 120 peer-reviewed publications, as well as more than 200 articles and abstracts. She is the author of more than 30 books and book chapters, including the best-selling book, Diabesity.

In November 2008, Dr. Kaufman joined Medtronic as Vice President of Global Medical Affairs for the diabetes business.

Technorati Tags: A1C test, chronic disease, diabetes, juvenile diabetes, Lifestyle Medicine

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Dr. Debra Krummel discusses cardiovascular risk factors that have a greater impact on women, as well as the vicious cycle of obesity in women and the next generation. She describes recent research concerning the effects of maternal obesity on the baby. Dr. Krummel discusses a three-step program for the prevention of chronic disease.

Dr. Krummel is a nationally recognized expert on cardiovascular health. She is an Endowed Associate Professor and Millennium Scholar in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

Her areas of expertise are women’s cardiovascular health, obesity prevention in postpartum women, and fetal origins of cardiovascular disease. Currently, she is studying the relation between maternal obesity and diet to inflammatory markers in African-American women.

Dr. Krummel has published more than 50 papers and abstracts and given over 100 presentations in several countries. She is the co-editor of 3 books including Nutrition and Women’s Health, and the author of 17 book chapters.

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Dr. Ann Kulze discusses powerful nutritional strategies for maximizing heart health and the most important lifestyle strategies for reducing cancer risk.

Dr. Ann is a nationally recognized expert and motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and disease prevention. With her unique background and formal training in both nutrition and medicine, Dr. Kulze has distinguished herself as a one-of-a-kind “real world” nutrition and wellness expert.

Dr. Ann is the author of Dr. Ann’s 10-Step Diet: A Simple Plan for Permanent Weight Loss and Lifelong Vitality, published by Greenleaf Book Group. She has been featured by a number of national media outlets including Oprah and Friends Radio, Time Magazine, and NPR, and is the national spokesperson for Ruby Tuesday’s highly acclaimed SMART EATING Initiative.

Technorati Tags: cancer prevention, heart disease prevention, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, phytochemicals

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Dr. Davis Liu discusses the prevention and treatment of chronic disease using lifestyle medicine. He describes how to get the most out of your doctor visits, as well as important action steps to get healthy and stay healthy.

Also, Dr. Liu discusses U.S. health care policy, addressing issues of access, affordability, and medical outcomes.

Dr. Liu is a board-certified family physician. Since 2005, he has been practicing with the Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest with over 6000 physicians. He is the author of Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely: Making Intelligent Choices in America’s Healthcare System.

Dr. Liu’s blog is located here.

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Dr. David Marrero

Dr. Marrero describes the lifestyle recommendations in detail – in the study, there was almost a 60% reduction in risk for those participating in the lifestyle portion of the DPP. His current research is demonstrating that similar results and reduction of risk are available in daily life.

Dr. David Marrero is the J.O. Ritchey Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Director of the Diabetes Translational Research Center. Dr. Marrero helped design the Diabetes Prevention Program. His research interests include strategies for promoting diabetes prevention, improving diabetes care practices used by primary care providers, and the use of technology to facilitate care and education.

Dr. Marrero is currently associate editor for Diabetes Forecast. He was twice awarded the Allene Von Son Award for Diabetes Patient Education Tools by the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

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