The metaphor I routinely use is polar bears in the Sahara desert. You take creatures adapted to the cold and put them… — David Katz Cold Copy Share Image
My view of chronic disease prevention of fighting epidemic obesity and diabetes, of turning the tide, is that it is the job… — David Katz Children Copy Share Image
I think basic disease care access and basic access to health care is a human right. If we need a constitutional amendment… — David Katz Bill of rights Copy Share Image
We don't control everything. There are genetic influences. There are environmental exposures we don't control. I cannot guarantee anyone I counsel that… — David Katz Advice Copy Share Image
We have literature indicating that overwhelmingly, health is influenced by a very short list of modifiable behaviors topped by three: tobacco use,… — David Katz Behavior Copy Share Image
When I went to medical school, I was taught about two basic kinds of diabetes: juvenile onset and adult onset. From the… — David Katz Children Copy Share Image
We have a society that monumentally conspires against the pursuit of health. We have wave after wave of labor-saving technology that says… — David Katz Children Copy Share Image
We are facing a flood tide of factors into our daily lives and the lives of our children that conspire against weight… — David Katz Children Copy Share Image
We are creatures. We have a link with a native habitat just like every other species. Throughout most of human history, physical… — David Katz Ancestor Copy Share Image
There is one thing that very reliably try to trumps the food supply and that is food demand. At the end of… — David Katz Business Copy Share Image
There's an awful lot about our society that is at odds with the basic message of "don't smoke, be active, eat a… — David Katz Easy Copy Share Image
Balanced, sensible nutrition: eat food, not too much, mostly plants, a healthy diet ala Michael Pollan, modern physical activity on a daily… — David Katz Challenges Copy Share Image
I naturally gravitate toward the big picture which isn't necessarily advantageous when you go on to a career in research because successful… — David Katz Big picture Copy Share Image
What we need to do now is recognize that it is the sum total of human ingenuity that is responsible for the… — David Katz Exercise Copy Share Image
Epidemic obesity is an enormous problem. It's a pendulum that's swung too far. We have to swing it back. So it should… — David Katz Church Copy Share Image
My view is, in between environmental determinism and personal responsibility, we say, "where there's a will there's a way." It's not true.… — David Katz Determinism Copy Share Image
