Welcome to The Institute of Eating ​Management & Relapse Prevention

Keith Klein, CN, CCN is a world-renowned nutritionist who has designed programs for TV personalities, Olympic athletes, NFL football players, bodybuilders, models, and regular everyday people. Keith started his career as the Dietetic Director at the Institute of Specialized Medicine in Houston. He then spent five years treating patients with eating disorders, heart disease, and obesity.  It was during this time that Keith developed his groundbreaking research, "The Psychology of Eating Management."

He is the author of hundreds of articles and is a consumer activist that petitions the FDA, FTC, and USDA in response to deceptive claims made by food manufacturers. Keith owns The Institute of Eating Management & Relapse Prevention Center in Houston, where he has practiced since 1980.

Phone:  (713) 621-9339
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BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS 
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 Beyond Weight Loss
Beyond Weight Loss is a film that takes a hard look into the world of sustainable weight loss by exposing the fraud and deceit of diet industry and our government. Find out the truth behind fad diets, food labels and permanent fat loss.  Click to order!

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A FEW OF OUR THOUSANDS OF SUCCESS STORIES

It’s no coincidence! Thousands of lives have been transformed by the professionals at the Institute of Eating Management.​ Now it’s your turn!  Let them help you write your own success story.  Look through our web site and see the results for yourself!​​

THE TEAM

KEITH KLEIN, CN, CCN

Keith trained in Clinical Nutrition at the Institute of Specialized Medicine during the early 1980s.  He spent five years at the Institute working along side some of Houston’s most prestigious physicians.
 
In 1986, Keith became the Dietetic Director at Houston’s Bariatric Center with psychiatrist Dr. John H. Simms.  It was Keith who designed and implemented the dietary protocol and dietetic programs that were used in all four of Dr. Simms’ clinics.

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KIM PORTERFIELD, CN

Kim is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she received a B.A. in Psychology/Sociology with Highest Honors.
 
Before joining the IEM team in February 2005, Kim obtained a Cooper Elite Specialty Certification in Dietary Guidance and a certification as a Physical Fitness Specialist through the world renowned Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. Kim later completed her post-graduate nutrition studies and...

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