David Kessler

pediatrician and former FDA Commissioner

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San Francisco Bay-area pediatrician and author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite; former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration

 

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It's common knowledge that Americans live in an environment that promotes obesity.  But, despite years of warnings, they're getting fatter than ever.

America's Obesity Epidemic and the Culture of Fatness

It's common knowledge that Americans live in an environment that promotes obesity.  But, despite years of warnings, they're getting fatter than ever.

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Thanksgiving is America's day to eat and talk about food: why we eat what we eat, why we eat so many bad things and how we can learn to enjoy more of the good things.

The Perils and Pleasures of Eating

Thanksgiving is America's day to eat and talk about food: why we eat what we eat, why we eat so many bad things and how we can learn to enjoy more of the good things.

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