Professor Emeritus Joseph Proietto receives Willendorf Award

Professor Emeritus Joseph Proietto was awarded the Willendorf award for clinical research on obesity by World Obesity.

The Venus of Willendorf, a 25,000–30,000 year old statuette of a woman with obesity discovered in Austria in 1908. The Venus of Willendorf, a 25,000–30,000 year old statuette of a woman with obesity discovered in Austria in 1908.

The award was presented at the recent International Congress of Obesity held in Melbourne in October 2022.

Some of the findings for which the award was given included the discovery of:

  • Why nearly everyone regains weight after weight loss
  • Why lifestyle methods for losing weight only achieve five-to-six-kilogram weight loss
  • The best way to lose weight
  • One way ketones control hunger
  • How much weight a woman needs to lose prior to conception to improve pregnancy outcomes for her and her baby
  • How much weight loss is necessary to improve fertility
  • What is the best way for older individuals to lose weight.