The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders

The Boden Institute
of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders
Proudly presents a free seminar by
Anthony Leeds
Visiting Senior Fellow, Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, the University of Surrey
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, the University of Copenhagen
Medical Director, the Cambridge Weight Plan
“ Evidence based revision of management in
obese people with osteoarthritis - the
Copenhagen Cartilage and Osteoarthritis trial ”
28 February 2012
1.00 – 2.00 pm
Darlington Centre Conference Room
RSVP: Melanie Symons
E: boden.admin@sydney.edu.au
Ph: 90363102

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Anthony Leeds is a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the
University of Surrey and is visiting Professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of
Copenhagen. He practices part-time in the NHS at the Central Middlesex Hospital in the
department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and is a member of the multidisciplinary team of
the North London Obesity Surgery Service at The Whittington Hospital. He was Senior Lecturer
and Principal Investigator in the Division of Nutrition Sciences at King's College London until
September 2007 and is now Medical Director of the Cambridge Weight Plan.
His current research interests concern the use of low energy diets and very low energy diets
(VLED) in weight management and his publications include:
Christensen R, Leeds AR, Lohmander S, Christensen P, Riecke BF, Sørensen TJ, Gudbergsen H, Aaboe J,
Henriksen M, Boesen M, Astrup A, Bliddal H. Efficancy of dieting or exercise vs control in obese
osteoarthritis patients after a clinically significant weight loss: a pragmatic randomized
controlled trial. Obesity Reviews 2010; 11 (suppl 1): 248 (T3:PO.83). at:
http://www.cambridgeweightplan.com/userfiles/file/Healthcare%20Pro%20research/ICO2010%20abstrac
ts%20Robin%20Christensen%20One%20year%20weight%20loss%20Obesity%20Reviews%202010.pdf
Riecke BF, Christensen R, Christensen P, Leeds AR, Boesen M, Lohmander LS, Astrup A, Bliddal H.
Comparing two low-energy diets for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis symptoms in obese
patients: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010; 10/1016/j.joca. at: http://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-
4584(10)00057-9/abstract
Brand-Miller, Jennie & Leeds, Anthony R., The New Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to the
Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart (Paperback), Marlowe Co, United States, 2004 (ISBN:
9781569244494)
VENUE LOCATION
The Conference Room is located within the Darlington Centre, which is bounded by City Road,
Butlin Avenue and Darlington Road Camperdown.
Carillion Ave
Conference
Room
Butlin Ave