My Overweight Child: Pennsylvania Professor Honored for Obesity-Related Work

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Pennsylvania Professor Honored for Obesity-Related Work

Dr. Thomas Wadden, Ph.D., professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania has been given the George A. Bray Founders Award for his work to fight obesity. He received the award at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society in Washington, D.C.

An Oct. 27 article by Margie King of Examiner.com provided the following information about the professor's award:

Dr. Wadden’s principal research is on the treatment of obesity by such methods as lifestyle modification, very-low-calorie diets, exercise, medication and surgery. He has also investigated the metabolic and psychosocial consequences of obesity and weight loss, publishing over 220 scientific papers and book chapters.

Dr. Wadden’s most recent book is Obesity: A Guide for Mental Health Professional, which he co-authored with Albert J. Stunkard and Robert I. Berkowitz. He also serves on the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Obesity Research Program.

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