How to End Overeating: Dr David Kessler torrent

Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips lead to an empty bag. But it is harder to understand why we cannot seem to stop eating even when we know better.

As commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s, Dr. David Kessler famously took on the tobacco industry and won. Now, his sights are set on another big business that manipulates consumers into a lifetime of poor health and disease: the food industry.

David A. Kessler - David A. Kessler, M.D., is the Dean of the School of Medicine and the Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kessler served for six years as the Dean of the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kessler, who served as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from November 1990 until March 1997, was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and reappointed by President Clinton. As Commissioner of the FDA, he acted to speed approval of new drugs and placed high priority on getting promising therapies for serious and life-threatening diseases to patients as quickly as possible. He introduced changes in the device approval process to make it more efficient and ensure that it meets high standards. Under his direction, the FDA announced a number of new programs, including: user fees for drugs and biologics; the regulation of the marketing and sale of tobacco products to children; and preventive controls to improve food safety.

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