David A. Kessler, M.D.
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David A. Kessler, MD, is the author of “The End of Overeating:
controlling the insatiable American appetite” (Rodale Inc., New York,
NY, 2009). Dr. Kessler served as commissioner of the US Food and Drug
Administration under presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He
is a pediatrician and has been the dean of the medical schools at Yale
and the University of California, San Francisco.

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Let Our Children Lead the Way to a Healthier Future

Posted November 17, 2009 | 09:23:00 (EST)

As Congress debates health care reform, this much is certain: We'll never control health care costs until we halt the nationwide epidemic of overeating, lack of exercise, and obesity. America's children -- 17% of whom are already obese and facing a lifetime of medical trouble -- are the ones to...

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