David L. Katz
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| David L. Katz | |
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| Born | February 20, 1963 Los Angeles |
| Residence | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Food science |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health |
| Thesis | Implications of compliance with the national guideline for dietary fat in the RENO diet-heart study (1993) |
| Spouse | Catherine Katz |
| Children | Five: Rebecca, Corinda, Valerie, Natalia, and Gabriel |
| Website www |
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David L. Katz (born 20 February 1963 in Los Angeles, California)[1] is a nutritionist and the founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, which has "no connection" to Yale Medical School[2]
He is a voluntary clinical instructor in Internal Medicine. In 2005, Katz was appointed the associate director for nutrition science at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale,[3] a position he no longer holds. Katz has authored over 100 scientific papers and written numerous newspaper and magazine articles, including a recurring column in O since March 2002. In 2000, Katz began advocating for integrative medicine when he founded the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT. He has been a member of the governing board of the American College of Preventive Medicine since 2002, and has also been president of the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine since 2004.[4] Katz is also on the advisory board of Naked Food Magazine, for which he is also a regular contributor of articles espousing a plant-based diet.
In 2015, Katz was found to have falsified reviews of his own non-fiction book.[5]
Education
Katz received his BA degree from Dartmouth College, his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and his MPH from the Yale School of Public Health. He is board certified in internal medicine, as well as preventive medicine.
Personal life
Dr. Katz lives in Connecticut with his wife, Catherine, and their children Valerie, Natalia and Gabriel.[6]
Selected Publications
- Hartwig, K.A., Dunville, R.L., Kim, M.H., Levy, B., Zaharek, M.M., Yanchou Njike, V., and Katz, D.L. Promoting Healthy People 2010 through Small Grants. Health Promotion Practice, in press, 2006.[7]
- Katz, D.L., O'Connell, M., Yeh, M.C., Nawaz, H., Njike, V., Anderson, L.M., Cory, S., and Dietz, W. Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School and Worksite Settings: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 54(RR-10): 1-12, 2005.
- Katz, D.L. Lifestyle and Dietary Modification for Prevention of Heart Failure. Medical Clinics of North America 88(5): 1295-1320, 2004.
References
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