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Diet.com - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Personality Type Diet?
The Personality Type Diet approach on Diet.com is a personality-based
weight loss program developed by weight management expert Dr. Robert
Kushner. This breakthrough approach recognizes that societal pressures
create unhealthy lifestyle patterns and thus removes the personal
blame so common among dieters. The Personality Type Diet helps you
identify your dominant lifestyle patterns and then gives you pattern-specific
strategies proven to cause weight loss and prevent the weight regain
so common among other diets.
Who is Dr. Kushner?
Dr. Robert Kushner, author of Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet
has treated thousands of overweight patients and has published more
than 100 scientific articles on obesity and nutrition. Board certified
in internal medicine and nutrition, Dr. Kushner has studied in-depth
the life patterns approach to weight loss, which is based on more
than 20 years of clinical experience and supported by a groundbreaking
new scientific study. From 2001 to 2004, he has been listed in Best
Doctors in America and has become a noted national and international
speaker. He is frequently quoted in the media and has appeared on
such national television programs as Good Morning America and CNN.
Read more about Dr. Kushner.
How does Diet.com work?
Diet.com helps you lose weight by guiding you through our simple
"4 Steps to Success" program based on the proven and effective Personality
Type Diet approach. You can access this program by taking our 70-question
Diet Personality Test and becoming a Diet.com premium member. As
a premium diet.com member, this 4-step plan will be completely customized
to help you lose weight now and keep it off long-term.
What makes Diet.com different from
other programs?
Diet.com is a personality-based online weight loss program that's
more about the dieter than the diet. Instead of just being about
food, it's about each person's eating patterns, lifestyle and emotions,
all of which contribute to losing weight and keeping it off. The
cornerstone of the Personality Type Diet approach on Diet.com is
its scientifically validated Diet Personality Test.
Can I show this plan to my doctor?
Yes! You may get a print out for your doctor which explains how
the program works. Click on the link "Get a Print Out for your Doctor"
located under the "Get Expert Coaching" section on the top right
hand of your screen.
What is the Strategies link?
The Strategies link at the top navigation bar is where premium members
go to access their complete and personalized weight loss report.
This report contains the weight loss strategies specific to the
member's dominant eating, exercise and coping personality types.
These strategies are the same core action steps that have helped
so many of Dr. Kushner's patients become Personality Type Diet success
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