Louis J. Aronne is an American

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and

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who is an

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specialist. He is quoted in the news media as an

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in the field of weight research. He is perhaps best known for diagnosing

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's heart condition in 2000. His book, released in 2009, ''The Skinny on Losing Weight Without Being Hungry'' is a

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. His book, ''The Change Your Biology Diet: The Proven Program for Lifelong Weight Loss'' with a foreword by

was published on January 5, 2016.

Early life and education

Aronne was born in

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, to parents of Italian descent.Aronne, LJ. Weigh Less Live Longer,

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, Inc. New York, 1996. He graduated from

Poly Prep Country Day School Poly Prep Country Day School (commonly known as Poly Prep) is an independent, co-educational day school with two campuses in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The Middle School (5th to 8th grades) and Upper School (9th to 12th grades) are loc ...

in 1973 and graduated

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from

Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...

in 1977 with a

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. In 1981, he graduated from

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. He is

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in Internal MedicineAronne, LJ. The Skinny On Losing Weight Without Being Hungry, Broadway-Random House, Inc. New York, 2009. and founding board member and diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

Career

Aronne is the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research and Professor of Clinical Medicine at

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, an attending physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) is the graduate medical school of Columbia University, located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded ...

. He is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at

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, which he founded in 1986 as a

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obesity Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's ...

research Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

and treatment program. Aronne is a past president of

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, then known as the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. He is a fellow of the:

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, and the

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. In 2013, he was made an honorary member of the

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is a 501(c)(6) trade association in the United States. With over 112,000 members, the association claims to be the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. It has registered dietitian n ...

. Aronne edited and was chairman of the

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's ''Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults''. He was a reviewing member of the

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and

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's publication, ''Guidance for the Clinical Evaluation of Weight-Control Drugs''. Aronne also helped develop the

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MOVE! Program, the largest

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program in the U.S. Aronne is an

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of the

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Obesity Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's ...

. He has been a consultant to the

and the

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. He has authored over 100 scientific publications, book chapters, abstracts, and books on obesity. In 2008, Aronne founded ''BMIQ'', which is no
Intellihealth Evolve
a SaaS platform designed to treat obesity within a medically supervised setting. The Evolve platform provides clinical decision support tools for physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, exercise physiologists, and behavioral psychologists with evidence based diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and telehealth/telemedicine tools to remotely monitor patients with obesity as a disease.

Medical philosophy

Aronne supports the creation of the

sub- specialty within the

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. Aronne's core belief is that

is a progressive metabolic disease of weight-regulating mechanisms, which leads to a deterioration in fullness and

satiety Satiety ( ) is a state or condition of fullness gratified beyond the point of satisfaction, the opposite of hunger. It is a state which induces meal termination.Hetherington, M.Sensory-specific satiety and its importance in meal termination ''Neur ...

. Wherein the "feed-forward" phenomenon, caused by

leptin resistance Leptin (from Greek λεπτός ''leptos'', "thin" or "light" or "small") is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells and enterocytes in the small intestine that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn dimini ...

appetite Appetite is the desire to eat food items, usually due to hunger. Appealing foods can stimulate appetite even when hunger is absent, although appetite can be greatly reduced by satiety. Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regu ...

is stimulated, rather than inhibited, by eating. The final stage of the fullness mechanism breakdown, which Aronne has termed "fullness resistance", is the delayed or nonexistent sensation of fullness. His approach towards obesity treatment is to first diagnose and treat

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s and review patients'

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. He has found that many patients take common

that neither they, nor their doctor realize cause

weight gain Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can involve an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, excess fluids such as water or other factors. Weight gain can be a symptom of a serious medical condition. Description Weight gain occurs w ...

. He substitutes these with weight-neutral or weight-reducing

. This is the basis of his "weight-centric", as opposed to the dated "gluco-centric", approach to

Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urinatio ...

.Aronne, Louis. ''The Change Your Biology Diet''. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. Aronne's

diet Diet may refer to: Food * Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group * Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake ** Diet food, foods that aid in creating a diet for weight loss ...

recommendations are based on the low-glycemic and

Mediterranean diet The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of people who live near the Mediterranean Sea. When initially formulated in the 1960s, it drew on the cuisines of Greece, Italy, France and Spain. In decades since, it has also incor ...

s with an added "food order" modification. His recommendation, supported by his food order research at

, is to consume

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and

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first (both within the context of a meal and a day) followed later by consuming

whole grain A whole grain is a grain of any cereal and pseudocereal that contains the endosperm, germ, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm. As part of a general healthy diet, consumption of whole grains is associated ...

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Media

Aronne was one of the founding hosts of the TV

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, co-hosting more than 650 episodes of '' Getting Healthy'', a nightly

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show covering a variety of topics in health, nutrition, and medicine from 1993-96. His other television and radio appearances include '' The Charlie Rose Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 48 Hours'', and most other national

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s. In 2001 and 2002, Aronne appeared on and developed the '' CBS Early Show'''s "Weight Off" series.

Books

Aronne’s first book, ''Weigh Less Live Longer'', from

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., was published in 1996. His second book, ''The Skinny on Losing Weight Without Being Hungry'', from Broadway-Random House, published in March 2009 is a NY Times best-seller. Aronne's third book, ''The Change Your Biology Diet: The Proven Program for Lifelong Weight Loss'' was published on January 5, 2016 by

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Honors

Aronne has won several awards for teaching, including the Leo M. Davidoff Society Prize from

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in 1983 and Eliot Hochstein Teaching Award from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

in 1990. He was awarded the 2015 Atkinson-Stern Award for Distinguished Public Service by

and the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award by

. Aronne has been a faculty member of the

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medical

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since 1990. He has been regularly ranked in

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's and

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's Best Doctors in New York as a specialist in obesity and internal medicine.

Personal life

Aronne is married with two children.

References

External links

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