SCIENCE AND SOCIETY » nuval http://scienceandsociety.net Health Care and Health Care Policy, Energy and the Environment, Cancer Research, Nanotechnology, Space Exploration, Science Education Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:19:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Ending Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics – Dr. David Katz http://scienceandsociety.net/2009/01/23/ending-diabetes-and-obesity-epidemics-dr-david-katz/ http://scienceandsociety.net/2009/01/23/ending-diabetes-and-obesity-epidemics-dr-david-katz/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:58:53 +0000 David Lemberg http://scienceandsociety.net/?p=250 Dr. David Katz discusses solutions for ending the diabetes and obesity epidemics, including action steps for schools, physicians, government, communities, and individuals and families. Dr. Katz has launched Nutrition Detectives, an exciting nutrition education program for elementary school children that is “Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices”. He has [...]]]>

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Dr. David Katz

Dr. David Katz

Dr. David Katz discusses solutions for ending the diabetes and obesity epidemics, including action steps for schools, physicians, government, communities, and individuals and families.

Dr. Katz has launched Nutrition Detectives, an exciting nutrition education program for elementary school children that is “Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices”. He has also recently launched Nuval, a nutritional scoring system, that helps consumers see – at a glance – the nutritional value of the food they buy.

Dr. Katz is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease. He is Associate Professor in Public Health Practice at the Yale University School of Medicine and Director and founder of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center. He is currently the nutrition columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine and a health columnist for the New York Times Syndicate.

Dr. Katz has twice been recognized by the Consumers Research Council of America as one of America’s top physicians in Preventive Medicine and has won numerous awards for his teaching and his contributions to public health.

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