Associate professor of medicine, the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. Dr. Westman is also board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, and has a masters degree in clinical research. His clinical research and clinical care relate to lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes, and tobacco dependence, and has over 90 peer-reviewed publications. He is currently the president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and a fellow of the Obesity Society and the Society of General Internal Medicine. Finally, he is co-editor of the medical textbook, Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials, and co-author of The New Atkins for a New You, and Cholesterol Clarity. ---- Academic Profile - www.dukemedicine.org/find-doctors-physicians/eric-c-westman-md-mhs Buy Keto Clarity via Amazon - www.SmashTheFat.com/Keto Buy Dr. Westman's Low Carbohydrate Manual via Amazon - www.SmashTheFat.com/Westman Dr. Westman's Research Publications On PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Westman+E+C ---- Just want the audio? Subscribe to our podcast @ www.SmashTheFat.com/iTunes or SmashTheFat.PodBean.com ---- Visit www.SmashTheFat.com/blog to get more FREE workouts, recipes, headlines and interviews with health and fitness experts from around the world... ...plus start a low carb high fat diet by downloading The Lifestyle Diary for free @ www.SmashTheFat.com/lifestyle :)