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Today was our UMass Medical School Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Annual Division-wide Meeting.  We did a lightening round of 5-minute presentations to tell each other about

What good is FUdiet without a good solid FU once in a while?  I thank Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, for the opportunity to deliver a well-earned

I was saddened this week to hear of the premature death of Dr. Antronette "Toni" Yancey, a public health professor at UCLA.  She was an inspiring scientist and

Last Monday, #PlankADay hosted a #PlankAnHour challenge in support of the Boston Marathon runners. We vowed to plank once an hour between the hours of 7am and 7pm,

I attended the Boston Marathon today to cheer on the runners and soak up the excitement of what I know is a life-changing moment for many.  We settled

Pete is 60 lbs overweight. He was told by his doctor that he has pre-diabetes and then referred to me for weight loss counseling. While Pete says he

One question I am often asked is, “What do you think of XYZ diet?”  Every week it seems like a new “scientifically-based” diet is being proposed by the

I am heading to San Francisco next week to present some of my research findings at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference.  The theme of the conference

On the weekend of February 23-24, runners and walkers on 3 continents came together to do a 5K wherever they were in the world.  It was called Twitter