The Plourdé Institute is a Christian-based interdisciplinary science-based approach to weight loss that serves clients from all over the United States. Founded by David Plourdé, PhD nutrition scientist and exercise scientist – The Plourdé Merjod encompasses nutrition science, exercise physiology, body composition science, the psychology of eating behavior, food addiction recovery, culinary art & science to help liberate people from their struggle with food addiction, obesity and the associated comorbidities and to help bring them into a new life of freedom, better health, joy and self-respect.