David A. Kessler, MD

Proud to have been a guest of @stephencolbert.bsky.social on The Colbert Report on 4.29.2009 (Season 5, Ep. 58) to talk about The End of Overeating.

In this excerpt from Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight​​​​, author David A. Kessler, MD shares his own firsthand experien…

Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy.

In his new book, a former FDA commissioner unpacks the latest science on metabolism, weight loss, and how GLP-1 drugs actually work.

A Grand, Unified Theory of Why Americans Are So Unhealthy - The Ringer Americans are unusually overweight and chronically ill compared to similarly rich countries. This episode presents a grand, unified theory for why that’s the case. Our food environment has becom...

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Dr. David Kessler: Diet, Drugs and Dopamine In America, body weight has become a pain point shrouded in self-recrimination and shame, not to mention bias from the medical community. For many, this battle not only takes a mental toll but also be...

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You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here's how In 'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine,' former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler offers a comprehensive guide to weight loss.

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Junk food is addictive. Drugs like Ozempic treat addiction. But when will we tackle Big Food like we did Big Tobacco? A former head of the US Food and Drug Administration cut his body fat in half using GLP-1 drugs. In his book, he compares the harm of the food and tobacco industries.

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Important new book on GLP-1 drugs and how they change our understanding of: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight: Kessler M.D., David A.: 9781250381279: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Diet-Drugs-D...

Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight

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The president of the U.S. appears to be improving his own health through access to great medical care and great medical science. That's what he gets. Simultaneously, his administration is doing so much to hurt regular Americans' opportunity to achieve those same good health outcomes the same way.

Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.

Here is @davidakesslermd.bsky.social 's new article in @theatlantic.com :

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Opinion | Can New Weight-Loss Drugs Help in a World Awash in Addictive Foods?

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