David Katz Healthcare Expert

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, is the Founding Director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, and former President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He has published roughly 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters, and 15 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in both preventive medicine, and nutrition. He has made important contributions in the areas of lifestyle interventions for health promotion; nutrient profiling; behavior modification; holistic care; and evidence-based medicine. David earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He completed sequential residency training in Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is a two-time diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He has received two Honorary Doctorates.

 
What If... DIET were a Vital Sign? A Thought Experiment

What If... DIET were a Vital Sign? A Thought Experiment

A recent study in Nutrients by researchers at the University of California, Davis, demonstrates robust performance, as compared to an array of biomarkers, of a novel dietary assessment method based on pattern recognition.

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The Obesity-Industrial Complex, in a Communal Blind Spot

The Obesity-Industrial Complex, in a Communal Blind Spot

I imagine -and in select cases know- that many of my colleagues were encouraged and gratified to hear that the NIH is allocating a sizable sum to the pursuit of precision nutrition. 

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Why Are So Many of Us Fat? Pandemic Obesity, and the Absence of Mystery

Why Are So Many of Us Fat? Pandemic Obesity, and the Absence of Mystery

There is no more mystery to why so many of us are fat in the modern world - and yes, stated bluntly, so, so many of us are- than there is to why humans drown if under water too long. In both cases, placing ourselves where we are ill-adapted to be leads ineluctably to mayhem.

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Of Diet, Doctors, and Denial

Of Diet, Doctors, and Denial

A recent survey conducted by Medscape indicates that “nutrition gets short shrift in the battle against chronic disease.” 

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Nutrition and Health: Seeking Truth by Star Light

Nutrition and Health: Seeking Truth by Star Light

A recent compilation of papers in Nature Medicine from investigators affiliated with the venerable Global Burden of Disease Study purports to tell us what we know about salient health matters - tobacco use, dietary patterns, and various outcomes from minor back pain to myocardial infarction - and how reliably we know it. 

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