The Plan: The Duke Diet - Low Carb/Dr. Westman

Duke is a large Hospital and University system with a variety of plans for weight loss. The Rice Diet was a separate clinic and Duke ended its affliation with it years ago. The above diet is from the Diet & Fitness Center, a comprehensive on-site weight loss program. It too is a separate entity from the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, headed by Dr. Eric Westman. His plan is a low carb diet that would be most often used by members of this forum.

The history of Dr. Westman's clinical study of the Atkins Diet is detailed in the Gary Taubes book, Why We Get Fat. The Low Carb Diet now used by Dr. Westman is in the appendix of WWGF, and here in a Google Doc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLf4bzAyOM

This video is of an actual Introduction Class at the clinic. The first visit is an appointment with Dr. Westman for medical history, bloodwork, etc. Then all new patients joining over the previous week go back for this class and his instructions on how to do the diet. Everything needed to follow the Duke Low Carb Diet is here on this YouTube link or in the back of Why We Get Fat. Unlike the comprehensive program above, Dr. Westman is at a Duke Outpatient Clinic away from the main campus. He only charges an average specialist doctor fee per visit, which can be once every 4-8 weeks if no medical issues. Appointment Telephone 919-620-4061