Category Archives: obesity

Prevention over treatment

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Spending the week in new york at columbia university in nutrition courses for health professionals. Spent two days on lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease and targeting medications. Our U.S. health professionals are spending their time and talent treating NCDs, a … Continue reading →

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Potato chips are really bad for you. Sad…

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

I really like chips. Especially the jalapeno flavored ones I used to get in Washington Heights. Miss Vickies to be precise. They are good here in Italy too – especially when accompanied by Prosecco as an aperitivo. And maybe this … Continue reading →

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The Obesity Riddle

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

By 2015, the year in which the Millennium Development Goals will come to an end, it is estimated that worldwide, one in every third persons will be overweight and one in ten will be obese. Staggering statistics yes? Why is … Continue reading →

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remembering young women

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Much of the focus from the international community has been on ending child undernutrition and interventions that improve growth and development of kids. One population that has been largely neglected is adolescent girls and young women. Evidence shows that maternal … Continue reading →

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Push your fitness limits, give up sugar, cut back alcohol

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Michael Pollan is famous for his slogan: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” This is a great message because it has both health and environment benefits. I do think it is vague and actually hard to do though. And … Continue reading →

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Basta to pizza Naples? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

I recently traveled to Naples for a short weekend, and found the city to be the pulsing beat of Italy’s immense heart, or maybe it is the heart attack…More on that soon. There is so much of Naples that reminds … Continue reading →

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Discussion on global food systems: tackling malnutrition in low-income settings

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

I recently participated in a discussion at Columbia University this past March of 2011 with some of my great friends and colleagues, Glenn Denning, CJ Jones and Roseline Remans. The discussion was about the global food price crisis, the nutrition … Continue reading →

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Kessler’s take on overeating

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The former FDA commissioner, David Kessler, published a book last year, entitled “The End of Overeating.” I finally just got around to reading it, and I didn’t really put it down, except to eat and well, go to my job. … Continue reading →

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With the World Committee on Food Security meeting this week at FAO…

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

I thought I would throw in some definitions. It gets super confusing and many think that food security means military protecting national food stores, or food safety. FAO has some decent definitions here too. What does it mean to be … Continue reading →

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This has to be a joke – “The Luther Burger”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by
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