Jennifer Arussi on Support & Communication

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Jennifer a Registered Dietitian and obesity expert in delivering medically based weight loss interventions. Jenny brings with her a wealth of clinical experience from treating thousands of patients at Cedars-Sinai's Center for Weight Loss and The Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Education Center. She attained a Bachelor's of Science in Dietetics + Food Administration as well as Master's Degree in Human Nutrition. She is quick to point out that when the American Medical Association defined obesity as a disease a few years ago, “most people that are working with this population said it's about time. It's a disease that needs management. It's a disease that can go into remission.” She discusses the key issues to lose significant weight both naturally and through bariatric surgery with the most important factor being the ability to change your relationship with food.

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ContributorJennifer ArussiRead Full Bio

Biography

Jennifer a Registered Dietitian and obesity expert in delivering medically based weight loss interventions. Jenny brings with her a wealth of clinical experience from treating thousands of patients at Cedars-Sinai's Center for Weight Loss and The Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Education Center. She attained a Bachelor's of Science in Dietetics + Food Administration as well as Master's Degree in Human Nutrition. She is quick to point out that when the American Medical Association defined obesity as a disease a few years ago, “most people that are working with this population said it's about time. It's a disease that needs management. It's a disease that can go into remission.” She discusses the key issues to lose significant weight both naturally and through bariatric surgery with the most important factor being the ability to change your relationship with food.

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Jennifer talks about her positive experiences leading weight loss support groups knowing that one size does not fit all.  She note’s that “there's a very special dynamic that can occur in a group.  People start to care about each other in the group and there's also some sort of healthy competitiveness that goes on.  I find this more so with men than women but men may say, well, he's lost 50 pounds; man, I want to lose 70, what's wrong with this picture?  So I think, you know, comparing yourself amongst your peers can be motivating if you do it in the right way.

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