DERBY - David L. Katz, MD, MPH, director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness by Greatist.com for the second year in a row.
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| David L. Katz |
Greatist.com, an online
health and fitness source that appeals to the young, savvy, and social,
selects innovators who revolutionize the way others think about health
and wellness.
This year’s list includes Dr.
Oz, First Lady Michelle Obama, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.
Sanjay Gupta, Chef Jamie Oliver, food journalist Mark Bittman, food
policy expert Dr. Marion Nestle, food writer Michael Pollan, and natural
health educator Dr. Andrew Weil.
'Nutrition trailblazer'
Katz ranked 13th on this year’s list, on which he was called a “nutrition trailblazer.” Last year, he was ranked 19th.
Katz, a
board-certified preventive medicine physician, is a recognized thought
leader in nutrition, chronic disease prevention/health promotion, weight
management, and integrative medicine.
He has been named
one of America’s Top Physicians in Preventive Medicine three times by
the Consumer’s Research Council of America. He is Editor-in-Chief of the
journal Childhood Obesity President-Elect of the American College of
Lifestyle Medicine, founder and President of
the non-profit Turn the Tide Foundation, and medical director for the
Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital.
He is the principal
inventor of the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System used in thousands of
supermarkets across the country, which scores foods
on a scale from 1-100 based on nutritional value to help consumers make
healthier purchases.
Katz is the founding
director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, which is
affiliated with Yale University’s School of Public Health.
For the last
15 years, he has overseen a team that conducts a
mix of community-based and clinical research. His team is currently
searching for the minimal dose of cocoa that can provide “heart-healthy”
benefits, studying the health effects of walnuts on people with
diabetes and the health effects of eggs on people at-risk
for diabetes, and comparing snacks for their effects on satiety.
They
are partnering with two universities on a study – funded by the National
Institutes of Health – to investigate the impact of massage on people
with osteoarthritis of the knee. They are also
partnering with four school districts in the Naugatuck Valley to
promote health and prevent obesity among their students and families.
In
addition to providing nutrition and physical activity programs, they
are helping school food service directors in two
of the school districts to evaluate the impact of the NuVal system on
students’ food selections in school cafeterias and vending machines.
Katz has also authored
or co-authored 15 books, including textbooks in nutrition and
preventive medicine and a new book titled Disease-Proof: The Remarkable
Truth About What Makes Us Well.
He also has published
nearly 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters and nearly 1,000
newspaper articles.
He is a blogger/medical review board member for the
Huffington Post, a health contributor to US News & World Report, one
of the original 150 ‘thought leader’ Influencer
bloggers for LinkedIn; and a health writer for Everyday Health.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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