About Michael Dansinger, MD
- Founder—Diabetes Reversal Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston
- NBC’s Biggest Loser Show—Nutrition Doctor (2005-2016)
- WebMD—Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity expert
- US News & World Report “Best Diets” judging panelist
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine
- MD Degree—University of Minnesota 1993
Dr. Dansinger is a nationally recognized expert in nutrition and lifestyle coaching. He published a well-known clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of the Atkins, Zone, Weight Watchers and Ornish diets (JAMA 2005) that demonstrated there are many effective eating strategies rather than one best diet for everybody. Dr. Dansinger is a member of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Tufts Medical Center in Boston where he directs a Diabetes Reversal program he founded in 2006. He has been a nutrition, diabetes, and obesity expert for WebMD for over 15 years and led their online diabetes community for 5 years. He was the nutrition doctor for NBC’s The Biggest Loser show for over 10 years and helped create the Biggest Loser Diet and book series based on the show. He serves on the annual “Best Diets” judging panel for US News & World Report. He was the Medical Director of the Boston Heart Lifestyle Program for over 10 years where he developed innovative methods for ultra-personalized nutrition plans that have been used by over 120,000 patients. He has been interviewed by the Today Show, Dateline NBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio and over 100 other media outlets. He lectures throughout the U.S. to medical and non-medical audiences.
Why Create This Program?
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Diabetes Reversal Partners was created because we’re eager to do something important and unique to help improve America’s healthcare system. Shockingly, over 50% of adult Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The right eating and lifestyle strategy can often reverse these conditions, and coaching dramatically increases the chances of success. Everybody wins when Type 2 Diabetes is reversed or prevented. Patients love it and so do the doctors who refer patients.