Research Interest

Ketogenic diets; Weight loss prior to bariatric surgery;
Diabetes prevention and treatment with low carbohydrate dieting

Biography

Oliver R Di Pietro is clinical assistant professor of medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. He is an expert in obesity medicine and ketogenic diets and has developed a carbohydrate-free ketogenic feeding tube diet which can produce a 5-10% weight loss in 10 days. He does extensive clinical research in the field of ketogenic diets and disease prevention and is frequently interviewed as an obesity expert in various US media outlets.