David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, a pediatric endocrinologist, is Founding Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) clinic at Children’s Hospital, Boston. He holds the position of Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ludwig's research focuses on the effects of dietary composition on hormones, metabolism and body weight regulation. In particular, he has been developing a novel “low glycemic” diet (i.e., one that decreases the surge in blood sugar after meals) for the treatment of obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes. He has published 75 articles in medical or scientific journals including JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet. His research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and from philanthropic foundations. Described as an “obesity warrior” by Time Magazine, Dr. Ludwig has fought for fundamental policy changes to restrict food advertising directed at young children, improve quality of school nutrition programs and increase insurance reimbursement for obesity prevention and treatment programs. He has appeared frequently in the national media, including New York Times, National Public Radio, Dateline NBC and The Today Show. He is author of a book on childhood obesity for parents entitled Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World (Houghton Mifflin, 2007)
Department of Medicine
Children's Hospital, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, a pediatric endocrinologist, is Founding Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) clinic at Children’s Hospital, Boston. He holds the position of Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ludwig's research focuses on the effects of dietary composition on hormones, metabolism and body weight regulation. In particular, he has been developing a novel “low glycemic” diet (i.e., one that decreases the surge in blood sugar after meals) for the treatment of obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes. He has published 75 articles in medical or scientific journals including JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet. His research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and from philanthropic foundations. Described as an “obesity warrior” by Time Magazine, Dr. Ludwig has fought for fundamental policy changes to restrict food advertising directed at young children, improve quality of school nutrition programs and increase insurance reimbursement for obesity prevention and treatment programs. He has appeared frequently in the national media, including New York Times, National Public Radio, Dateline NBC and The Today Show. He is author of a book on childhood obesity for parents entitled Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World (Houghton Mifflin, 2007) 
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