Obesity rates have risen dramatically across the US and around the world. Obesity rates in children indicate that this problem will continue to dramatically influence health care for decades to come, especially with respect diabetes and metabolic syndrome. It is essential that we prepare our future physicians to effectively treat nutritionally related conditions including obesity. This program will review the current state of nutrition and obesity education in the US and introduce the integrated nutrition model used at the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Nicholas Pennings, DO is board certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Dr. Pennings did his undergraduate work at Cornell University and completed his medical education at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia and engaged in private practice in NY State where he help form a large, multispecialty group. Dr. Pennings moved from private practice into academic medicine joining the faculty of the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013. He currently serves as Chair of Family Medicine and as the medical director of the Campbell University Health Center. Dr. Pennings is a past trustee and currently serves as chair of the CME committee for the Obesity Medicine Association. Dr. Pennings research interests focus on the relationship between endogenous insulin production and weight gain as well as the impact of intensive lifestyle change on health improvement.