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Position Statements and Expert Consensus Statements

Research Statemnts

Lifestyle Medicine Performance Measures:

Kelly JH, Lianov L, Shurney D, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Performance Measures: An Expert Consensus Statement Defining Metrics to Identify Remission or Long-Term Progress Following Lifestyle Medicine Treatment. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2024:15598276241230237.

Dietary Interventions to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with a Goal of Remission:

Rosenfeld RM, Kelly JH, Agarwal M, et al. Dietary Interventions to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with a Goal of Remission: An Expert Consensus Statement from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2022;16(3):342-362.

Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Competencies:

Kelly JH, Lianov L, Shurney D, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Competencies: 2023 Expert Consensus Update. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2023;18(1):141-149.

Establishing Competencies for Physicians

Kelly J, Karlsen MC, Lianov L. Establishing Competencies for Physicians Who Specialize in the Practice of Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2020;14(2):150-154.

Type 2 Diabetes Remission and Lifestyle Medicine

Kelly J, Karlsen M, Steinke G. Type 2 Diabetes Remission and Lifestyle Medicine: A Position Statement From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2020;14(4):406-419.

Health Outcomes and Implementation Research

Research Primary

Lifestyle Medicine Implementation in 8 Health Systems:

Ames ML, Karlsen MC, Sundermeir SM, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Implementation in 8 Health Systems: Protocol for a Multiple Case Study Investigation. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024;13:e51562.

Commonalities among Dietary Recommendations

Cara KC, Goldman DM, Kollman BK, Amato SS, Tull MD, Karlsen MC. Commonalities among Dietary Recommendations from 2010 to 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Meta-Epidemiological Study from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Adv Nutr. 2023;14(3):500-515.

Lifestyle Medicine Reimbursement:

Freeman KJ, Grega ML, Friedman SM, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Reimbursement: A Proposal for Policy Priorities Informed by a Cross-Sectional Survey of Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(21).

Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners and Burnout:

Pollard KJ, Gittelsohn J, Patel P, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners Implementing a Greater Proportion of Lifestyle Medicine Experience Less Burnout. Am J Health Promot. 2023;37(8):1121-1132.

Medication Deprescribing

Bradley MD, Arnold ME, Biskup BG, et al. Medication Deprescribing Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Case Series of Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner Protocols. Clin Diabetes. 2023;41(2):163-176.

Lifestyle Medicine and Economics:

Livingston KA, Freeman KJ, Friedman SM, et al. Lifestyle Medicine and Economics: A Proposal for Research Priorities Informed by a Case Series of Disease Reversal. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(21).

Hierarchies of evidence applied to lifestyle Medicine (HEALM):

Katz DL, Karlsen MC, Chung M, et al. Hierarchies of evidence applied to lifestyle Medicine (HEALM): introduction of a strength-of-evidence approach based on a methodological systematic review. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2019;19(1):178.

Education Research

Research Education

Undergraduate Medical Education:

Trilk JL, Worthman S, Shetty P, et al. Undergraduate Medical Education: Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum Implementation Standards. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021;15(5):526-530.

Culinary Medicine Curriculum

Hauser ME, Nordgren JR, Adam M, et al. The First, Comprehensive, Open-Source Culinary Medicine Curriculum for Health Professional Training Programs: A Global Reach. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2020;14(4):369-373.

 Medical Education Transformation:

Rea B, Worthman S, Shetty P, Alexander M, Trilk JL. Medical Education Transformation: Lifestyle Medicine in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education, Fellowship, and Continuing Medical Education. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021;15(5):514-525.

Review Articles

Research Reviews

Type 2 Diabetes and a Low-Fat, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet

Linke CS, Kelly J, Karlsen M, Pollard K, Trapp C. Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management With a Low-Fat, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet. The Journal of family practice. 2022;71(Suppl 1 Lifestyle):S41-s47.

Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments.

Lacagnina S, Tips J, Pauly K, Cara K, Karlsen M. Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2021;15(1):23-27.

A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Medication Deprescribing:

Fields D, Arnold M, Karlsen M, Kelly J. A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Medication Deprescribing: An Introduction. The Journal of family practice. 2022;71(Suppl 1 Lifestyle):eS100-eS104.

The Need for a Whole Systems Approach to Evidence Evaluation

Katz DL, Karlsen MC. The Need for a Whole Systems Approach to Evidence Evaluation: An Update from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2019;25(S1):S19-s20.

Conference Abstracts

Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments

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Lifestyle Medicine Interventions for Personal and Planetary Health: The Urgent Need for Action

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The Need for a Whole Systems Approach to Evidence Evaluation: An Update from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine

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