David L Katz MD, MPH
Director, Yale University Prevention Research Center
Derby, CT
Professional summary
David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease. He is a board certified specialist in both Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Associate Professor (adjunct) in Public Health Practice at the Yale University School of Medicine. Katz is the Director and founder of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, Director and founder of the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, and founder and president of the non-profit Turn the Tide Foundation.
Specialties and Interests
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Obesity,
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Diabetes,
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Nutrition,
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Public Health,
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Preventive Medicine,
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Internal Medicine,
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Integrative Medicine,
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Weight Management,
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Chronic Disease Prevention
Contact
Education
Universities
Yale University School of Public Health
MPH
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
MD
Dartmouth College
BA, French
Postgraduate Training
Yale University School of Medicine
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Licenses/Certifications
Board Certified Preventive Medicine
Board Certified Internal Medicine
Publications
Articles
"Plant foods in the American diet? As we sow..."
"Partners reducing effects of diabetes (PREDICT): a diabetes prevention physical activity and dietary intervention through African-American churches."
"The expanding medical and behavioral resources with access to care for everyone health plan."
"Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study."
"School-Based Interventions for Health Promotion and Weight Control: Not Just Waiting on the World to Change."
"Strategies for the prevention and control of obesity in the school setting: systematic review and meta-analysis."
"Acute dark chocolate and cocoa ingestion and endothelial function: a randomized controlled crossover trial."
"The role of culture, environment, and religion in the promotion of physical activity among Arab Israelis."
"Evaluating the impact of mobile telephone technology on type 2 diabetic patients' self-management: the NICHE pilot study."
"Impact of an educational intervention on internal medicine residents' physical activity counselling: the Pressure System Model."
Books
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition
Curriculum Vitae
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
I have a financial interest in a nutrition profiling system, called NuVal: www.nuval.com
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