When The Weight of the Nation premiered in May 2012, HBO and its partners did everything in their power (trust me, no expense was spared) to sound the loudest possible alarm that obesity is the single most important driver of chronic disease and disability in this country, and that it...

Like many Americans, I used to think that overweight people simply needed to eat less and move more. I thought that would solve their problem and our national obesity epidemic. However, I've come to understand that we have less control over our waistlines than we think. In fact, many of...

Knowledge isn't just power -- it can also mean the difference between debilitating stress and the equanimity that nurtures health. Through the experience of producing a documentary film series, The Alzheimer's Project, I lost my fear of developing the disease.

This was not the first time I was confronted with...

Three years ago Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary Films, asked me to research and produce what has become the HBO series, Addiction, which premiered Thursday, March 15th and can be seen online anytime at hbo.com/addiction
Up until that time I had been on the periphery of a...