Dr. Dominique Williams | Source | Adult Nutrition Medical Director at Abbott Laboratories
Dr. Dominique Williams
Dr. Dominique Williams is the Adult Nutrition Medical Director at Abbott, a global healthcare company. Her responsibilities include supporting the U.S. and global adult nutrition business in respect to Abbott’s adult nutrition products. This includes collaborating with clinical teams on Abbott studies and driving the development, submission, and execution of investigator-initiated studies to ensure the completion and publication of studies. Dr. Williams also leads medical strategy and content review, including moderation for national and international advisory meetings and symposia with cross-functional teams.
Dominique is double board certified in Obesity Medicine and Pediatrics and is an active member of the Obesity Medicine Association. Dominique is a dedicated educator, nutrition scientist, and clinician with more than 19 years of experience in patient-centered care, holistic mentoring, and curriculum development.
In addition to her clinical work, she is a mentor to undergraduate and medical students, resident physicians, and junior faculty, including serving as Faculty Co-Advisor for student groups in the College of Medicine. Dominique has publications on the topics of mentoring, equity-focused initiatives in graduate education, and the care of children and adolescents with obesity. She also works on several hospital initiatives to address health disparities and is a member of the Section on Minority Health Equity and Inclusion in the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dominique obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, her medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine, and her Master of Public Health in Nutrition from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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“By any means that you achieve weight loss, there’s still a risk that anywhere from 11 to 50% of that weight can come from muscle,” adds Dr. Dominique Williams, medical director and obesity specialist for the health care company Abbott. “When you don’t get enough calories from food, your body’s going to pull from its energy reserve to figure out where to get that next level of energy — and it will start to pull from muscle.”
Williams recommends getting 25 to 30 grams of protein with each meal. She points to protein shakes as an efficient way to increase protein intake and offset muscle loss. - Yahoo!
How does fiber help with weight loss? For one, "this nutrient can help people feel fuller longer because it takes longer to digest," says Dominique R. Williams, MD, MPH, medical director and obesity specialist at Abbott.
Williams stresses that people on weight loss journeys should also prioritize protein intake. Here's why: "As people lose weight, they also lose muscle. Increasing protein not only helps to preserve muscle during weight loss but also helps to control appetite and body weight," she says. - The Body Network