Jen is certified by both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is also a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. With over 25 years of experience as a practicing physician, Jen has specialized in weight management since 2007 when she moved to Los Angeles after spending four years on the medical faculty at the University of California, San Diego. In L.A., she designed weight loss programs for actors preparing for movie roles and served as a doctor on seasons 4 and 5 of the reality TV show, “The Biggest Loser.”
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A former 'Biggest Loser' contestant became an obesity doctor. She says TV can never fully capture the process of losing weight
The New York Times
Reality TV Inspires Fat Study
One Weight-Loss Approach Fits All? No, Not Even Close
A Lesson From the Biggest Losers: Exercise Keeps Off the Weight
Do Parents Make Kids Fat?
Country Living
'Biggest Loser' Contestants Need to Exercise a Whole Lot More Than Others to Maintain Weight Loss
Psychology Today
Is Exercise the Secret to Keeping Weight Off?
Publications
Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition
Increased Physical Activity Associated with Less Weight Regain Six Years After "The Biggest Loser" Competition
Weight loss maintenance: a losing battle?
Thiamine Deficiency in US Veterans with Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Thiamin deficiency in people with obesity
Thiamin
Business Insider
A former 'Biggest Loser' contestant became an obesity doctor. She says TV can never fully capture the process of losing weight
The New York Times
Reality TV Inspires Fat Study
One Weight-Loss Approach Fits All? No, Not Even Close
A Lesson From the Biggest Losers: Exercise Keeps Off the Weight
Do Parents Make Kids Fat?
Country Living
'Biggest Loser' Contestants Need to Exercise a Whole Lot More Than Others to Maintain Weight Loss
Psychology Today
Is Exercise the Secret to Keeping Weight Off?
Publications
Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition
Increased Physical Activity Associated with Less Weight Regain Six Years After "The Biggest Loser" Competition
Weight loss maintenance: a losing battle?
Thiamine Deficiency in US Veterans with Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Thiamin deficiency in people with obesity
Thiamin
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