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8.26.2007

Augusto Litonjua




Dr. Augusto D. Litonjua

  • Founder and 1st Filipino president of Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity (PASOO, 1994)
  • Father of Philippine Endocrinology

QUOTE
"When you're diagnosed with diabetes, it doesn't mean that you're condemned to be blind or amputated. You can fight that."


DATE OF BIRTH
August 1930


USEFUL LINKS

Asian Hospital and Medical Center – Doctor Profile
UPCM Special Recognition
Medical Observer, In Focus
Myths on Weight Loss

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