Elisabeth Govers
Dutch Knowledge Centre for Dietitians on Overweight and Obesity, Netherlands
Biography
Elisabeth Govers is the President of the Dutch Knowledge Centre for Dietitians on Overweight and Obesity, Netherlands. She has worked as a Researcher for the Institute of Health Sciences at VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands. She chairs the Specialist Network on Obesity of the European Federation of Dietetic Associations (EFAD). As a Registered Dietitian she runs clinics in primary care on obesity and its comorbidities. She has written articles on obesity management by dietitians, a guideline on the management of insulin resistance, as well as four books on nutrition and obesity for the general public.
Abstract
Abstract : The rationale behind low carbohydrate diets for weight loss