Weight Loss Expert to Testify in Congress on the Role of Personal Responsibility in America's Obesity Debate

Dr. Musante has worked with thousands of overweight patients, authored numerous professional publications, and is a leading authority in the field of obesity treatment. Prior to establishing Structure House in 1977, Dr. Musante served on the faculty of Duke University Medical Center where he pioneer...

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Published inBusiness Wire p. 1
Main Author Political Writers/Health/Medical Writers
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Business Wire 16.10.2003
Subjects
Expert witness testimony
Fast food
Lifestyles
Litigation
Marketing
Obesity
Overweight
Psychologists
Weight control
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Summary:Dr. Musante has worked with thousands of overweight patients, authored numerous professional publications, and is a leading authority in the field of obesity treatment. Prior to establishing Structure House in 1977, Dr. Musante served on the faculty of Duke University Medical Center where he pioneered the behavior change approach to weight loss. He continues to serve Duke University as a Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning, America and has been featured in many national print articles throughout the years. ** Dr. Musante is available for interviews. For additional information, or to schedule an interview, contact Coleen Hanson at (919) 277-1152 or chanson@fwv- us.com Dr. Gerard Musante, nationally renowned obesity expert and founder of Durham, N.C.'s Structure House weight loss facility, has spent more than 30 years fighting America's obesity epidemic by teaching a behavioral approach to weight loss that focuses on personal responsibility. After decades of teaching this philosophy to his program participants, Dr. Musante has been asked to serve as an expert witness for the Commonsense Consumption Act of 2003, introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Dr. Musante's testimony stressing the importance of personal responsibility for food consumption will be made before the United States Senate on Thursday, October 16, 2003.