Our Dietitians
MD
Dr. Greenway's area of research is in the treatment of obesity with an emphasis on pharmacological and nutriceutical interventions. He is Professor and Medical Director of the Pennington outpatient research clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
MD, MPH, PhD
Dr. Church's area of research expertise includes preventive medicine, obesity and exercise as it relates to weight and health issues such as the treatment of heart disease, diabetes, quality of life and healthy aging. Dr. Church is the director of the Laboratory of Preventive Medicine at Pennington in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
PhD
Dr. Smith West's expertise is health behavioral strategies for obesity prevention and treatment, and behavioral intervention to address hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular risk. She is the Director of the Center for the Study of Obesity at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.
MD
Dr. Astrup is an expert on physiology and pathophysiology of energy and substrate metabolism, with a special emphasis on the etiology and treatment of obesity. Dr. Astrup is the Head of the Department of Human Nutrition at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Members of our Medical Advisory Board are recognized leaders in the fields of medicine, nutrition, exercise and the psychology of behavior change—all critical components of the Jenny Craig Program. Every component of our program—from the menus and materials to how we consult with our clients—is the result of a close working relationship between the board and our corporate program development team. This partnership enables us to integrate the latest academic research with decades of practical experience to provide you with the world's best weight management program.