Carbohydrate restriction for diabetes: rediscovering centuries-old wisdom.
Lennerz BS, Koutnik AP, Azova S, Wolfsdorf JI, Ludwig DS.
J Clin Invest. 2021 Jan 04. 131(1). PMID: 33393511
Professor in the Department of Nutrition
Nutrition
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Ludwig is a practicing endocrinologist and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital. He holds the rank of Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr Ludwig Founded the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program at Children's Hospital, one of the country’s oldest and largest multidisciplinary clinics for the care of overweight children. He also directs the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Children’s Hospital. His research focuses on the effects of diet on hormones, metabolism and body weight. In particular, he developed a novel “low glycemic load” diet (i.e., one that decreases the surge in blood sugar after meals) for the treatment of obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In addition, he conducted some of the original studies linking sugar-sweetened beverages and fast food to obesity. Described as an “obesity warrior” by Time Magazine, Dr. Ludwig has fought for fundamental policy changes to improve the food environment. He received the E.V. McCollum Award (2008) of the American Society for Nutrition and the Oded Bar-Or Award (2015) of The Obesity Society. Dr. Ludwig is Principal Investigator on numerous grants with 20 years of continuous NIH funding, including a current K24 mid-career mentoring grant. He has published over 150 scientific articles and serves as Contributing Writer for JAMA. Dr. Ludwig has written 2 books for the public, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Always Hungry? Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently (Grand Central Publishing, 2016). He appears frequently in national print and broadcast media.
Lennerz BS, Koutnik AP, Azova S, Wolfsdorf JI, Ludwig DS.
J Clin Invest. 2021 Jan 04. 131(1). PMID: 33393511
Ludwig DS, Dickinson SL, Henschel B, Ebbeling CB, Allison DB.
J Nutr. 2020 Dec 03. PMID: 33274750
Keddie S, Ziff O, Chou MKL, Taylor RL, Heslegrave A, Garr E, Lakdawala N, Church A, Ludwig D, Manson J, Scully M, Nastouli E, Chapman MD, Hart M, Lunn MP.
Clin Immunol. 2020 12. 221:108614. PMID: 33153974
Ebbeling CB, Bielak L, Lakin PR, Klein GL, Wong JMW, Luoto PK, Wong WW, Ludwig DS.
J Nutr. 2020 08 01. 150(8):2009-2015. PMID: 32470981
Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Steltz SK, Quinn NL, Robinson LM, Ludwig DS.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 08 04. 9(15):e015668. PMID: 32696704
Stefan N, Birkenfeld AL, Schulze MB, Ludwig DS.
Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 07. 16(7):341-342. PMID: 32327737
Boucher JL, Kirkpatrick CF, Ludwig DS, Guyton JR.
J Clin Lipidol. 2020 Jul - Aug. 14(4):384-395. PMID: 32921363
Ludwig DS.
J Nutr. 2020 06 01. 150(6):1354-1359. PMID: 31825066
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