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William Samuel Yancy Jr.

William Samuel Yancy Jr.

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
yancy006@mc.duke.edu
501 Douglas Street, Duke Diet & Fitness Center, Durham, NC 27705

Overview

Impact of obesity on health, health care delivery, quality of life.
Diet and other weight loss interventions
Preventive medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

In the News

Published February 9, 2024
Does Weight Loss Help Before Knee Surgery? Duke Experts Explain.
Published November 5, 2019
To Improve Diabetes Outcomes, Add Weight Loss Counseling to Treatment
Published April 28, 2016
Visiting to lose weight, then calling it home

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Recent Publications

A pilot study of metaproteomics and DNA metabarcoding as tools to assess dietary intake in humans.

Journal Article Food Funct · January 2, 2025 Objective biomarkers of food intake are a sought-after goal in nutrition research. Most biomarker development to date has focused on metabolites detected in blood, urine, skin, or hair, but detection of consumed foods in stool has also been shown to be pos ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of fortified eggs and time-restricted eating on cardiometabolic health: The prosperity trial.

Journal Article Am Heart J · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Given the increasing interest in dietary interventions to improve cardiovascular health, this trial assessed the impact of fortified eggs (FE) versus nonegg supplemented diet and time-restricted eating (TRE) versus usual care diet on cardiovasc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Opportunities for General Internal Medicine to Promote Equity in Obesity Care.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · October 16, 2024 The number and complexity of obesity treatments has increased rapidly in recent years. This is driven by the approval of new anti-obesity medications (AOMs) that produce larger degrees of weight loss than previously approved AOMs. Unfortunately, access to ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Carbohydrate reduction for prevention of type 2 diabetes (Yr 4 non-competing renewal)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2021 - 2026

Food Is Medicine Shared Medical Appointment for Weight Management: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Ardmore Institute of Health · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications

East Carolina University · 1995 M.D.

External Links

Duke Diet & Fitness Center