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Dr. Eric Westman is an associate professor of medicine, the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. He is board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, and has a masters degree in clinical research.  His clinical research and clinical care relate to lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes, and tobacco dependence, and has over 90 peer-reviewed publications.  He is the author of End Your Carb Confusion: A Simple Guide to Customize Your Carb Intake for Optimal Health.   He is also the co-editor of the medical textbook, Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials, and co-author of The New Atkins for a New You, and Cholesterol Clarity.