James Rippe

Background

About James Rippe

Dr. Rippe is a Board Certified Cardiologist and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School with post graduate training at MA. General Hospital. He is currently the CEO, Founder & Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute (RLI). Over the past 25 years Dr. Rippe has established and run the largest research organization in the world exploring how daily habits and actions impact short and long-term health and quality of life. RLI has published hundreds of studies that form the scientific basis for the fields of lifestyle medicine and high performance health. RLI also conducts numerous studies every year on physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight management. Some of the sponsors of Dr. Rippe's work include a variety of CPG and pharmaceutical companies including ConAgra, Kellogg, The Coca Cola Company, PepsiCo, Quaker, Cargill, Roche, Novartis, and Pfizer as well as many others. The work has frequently been used as a cornerstone for multiple marketing and PR campaigns where RLI’s involvement lends credibility which has helped articulate messages to the public, the media, and health care professionals. Dr. Rippe has averaged around 200 media interviews a year during this period of time and has done multiple local and national television appearances. Dr. Rippe is regarded as one of the leading authorities on preventive cardiology, health and fitness and healthy weight loss in the United States. Under his leadership, RLI has conducted numerous research projects on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, fitness walking, weight loss, running, cholesterol reduction and low fat diets. Laboratory members have presented over 290 papers at national medical and scientific meetings in the last twenty-five years. Dr. Rippe has written over 500 publications on issues in medicine, health and fitness, and weight management. He has also written 53 books including 34 medical texts and 19 books on health and fitness for the general public.