Dr. Westman: an expert in low carb diets, diabetes and obesity, and insulin resistance.

Dr. Eric C. Westman is an associate professor of medicine at Duke University Health System and director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic.


Dr. Westman: Author of The New Atkins for the New You

Dr. Eric C. Westman is the Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Duke University, the Vice President of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, is on the editorial board of Nutrition and Metabolism and has penned articles for numerous peer reviewed publications.

He is an associate professor of medicine, the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. He is a  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 he 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. He is the 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. [Taken from www.dukehealth.org]


Sample of My recipes

I am showing you throughout the website my recipes so you can see how simple it is to follow a ketogenic diet and you can modify old family recipes to this new way of eating.

Watch Dr. Westman talk about the ketogenic diet