Jennifer Arussi on Treatment

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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, a dietician, talks about how a lot of people have tried to lose weight and they decide that it becomes too hard so they don't believe that they can do it. She also stresses that there's no one way for her patients.  She needs to be individualized and we need to figure out what's going to work with them. She also sees current medications on the market as part of treating obesity, but it’s not for everybody.

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