Episode 152: Dr. David Katz

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">Dr. David L. Katz is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with expertise in nutrition.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">The recipient of numerous awards for teaching, writing, and contributions to public health, Dr. Katz was a 2019 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in health journalism, has been a widely supported nominee for the position of U.S. Surgeon General, and has received three honorary doctorates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He is a 2023 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Doctors’ World Gala.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">He holds multiple US patents, has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, has published many hundreds of online and newspaper columns; and has authored/co-authored 19 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in nutrition, preventive medicine, and epidemiology. His most recent book for a general audience, How to Eat, co-authored with Mark Bittman, was a 2021 IACP Awards finalist.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">His career-long focus has been translating science into action for adding years to life, life to years, and on the confluence of human and planetary health.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">Dr. Katz explains how addiction is possible and why it exists</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">We discuss how food could fit into meeting criteria for addiction</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">Dr. Katz shares his opinion on labeling food addiction and obesity as diseases</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;">We discuss cul