David L. Katz (born February 20, 1963) is an American physician. He was the founding director of the

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that was founded at

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in 1998.

Career

Previously, Katz was a clinical instructor in medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Katz formerly served as associate director for nutrition science at the

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, following his appointment in 2005. Although

is part of the

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, Katz has not had an academic appointment with Yale since 2016 and is no longer academically affiliated with the university.Horowitch, Rose & Shoaib, Meera (March 30, 2020)
Former instructor’s op-ed controversial among health experts
, Yale News. Retrieved August 9, 2020. Katz has authored over 100 scientific papers and written newspaper and magazine articles, including a recurring column in O: The Oprah Magazine starting in March 2002 and later discontinued. In 2000, Katz founded the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin, which ceased operating in November 2014. Katz is a contributor and advisory board member for '' Naked Food Magazine''. In 2015, Katz wrote two positive reviews in his Huffington Post blog for a science fiction book that he had published under a pseudonym, without disclosing that he was the author of the book; Huffington Post retracted the posts. In March 2020, Katz was invited by

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to join in a proposed meeting intended to convince President Donald Trump not to employ

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measures during the

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; however, the meeting ultimately did not take place. Katz is a co-signatory of the

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. His book ''How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered'', coauthored with food journalist Mark Bittman, was published in 2020.

Education

Katz received a BA degree from

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, an MD degree from the

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, and an MPH degree from

. He is board certified in

preventive medicine Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, consists of measures taken for the purposes of disease prevention.Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental hea ...

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 2009, Volume: 10 issue: 1, page(s): 24–33, epub November 16, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839906289048 * 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. ''

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'' 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

External links

*
Real Lives of Practicing Internists Profile of Katz
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, David L. 1963 births Living people Dartmouth College alumni Albert Einstein College of Medicine alumni Yale School of Public Health alumni People from Los Angeles

Career

Education

Selected publications

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