David Ludwig
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David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D. is an American
physician
in Boston, Massachusetts. He an associate professor of Pediatrics and is the Director of the Obesity
Program at the Children's Hospital Boston
. He has published several widely-publicized studies about the causes of obesity in children and adults, and has attracted attention for his recommendation that severely obese children be removed from the custody of their parents.
In a study of the effect of diet on obesity, he found that people who ate at least two or more fast food meals a week, were 10 pounds heavier than those who consumed fast food less than once a week.
In 2000 he studied the effects of consuming soft drinks (sweetened beverages including sodas, sugared fruit drinks and sweetened iced tea) on childhood obesity
. He found the chances of becoming obese increased by approximately 60% for each daily soft drink the child consumed. He also showed that school children who consume at least 8 ounces of soft drinks daily consume about 835 calories more than children who avoid soft drinks. Ludwig published his findings in The Lancet
.
In 2010 he co-authored a study showing a link between maternal weight gain and the child's later risk of obesity.
He has warned that the high levels in obesity in the very young could lead to a decrease in overall life expectancy.
Ludwig received a PhD and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine
. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics
and a fellowship in pedriatric endocrinology
at Children's Hospital Boston.
United States
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physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
in Boston, Massachusetts. He an associate professor of Pediatrics and is the Director of the Obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
Program at the Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is a 396-licensed bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.At 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
. He has published several widely-publicized studies about the causes of obesity in children and adults, and has attracted attention for his recommendation that severely obese children be removed from the custody of their parents.
In a study of the effect of diet on obesity, he found that people who ate at least two or more fast food meals a week, were 10 pounds heavier than those who consumed fast food less than once a week.
In 2000 he studied the effects of consuming soft drinks (sweetened beverages including sodas, sugared fruit drinks and sweetened iced tea) on childhood obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
. He found the chances of becoming obese increased by approximately 60% for each daily soft drink the child consumed. He also showed that school children who consume at least 8 ounces of soft drinks daily consume about 835 calories more than children who avoid soft drinks. Ludwig published his findings in The Lancet
The Lancet
The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...
.
In 2010 he co-authored a study showing a link between maternal weight gain and the child's later risk of obesity.
He has warned that the high levels in obesity in the very young could lead to a decrease in overall life expectancy.
Ludwig received a PhD and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine is a leading medical school located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. Originally based in San Francisco, California as Cooper Medical College, it is the oldest continuously running medical school in the western United States...
. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
and a fellowship in pedriatric endocrinology
Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation and the coordination of...
at Children's Hospital Boston.