David S. Ludwig (born December 24, 1957) is an American endocrinologist and low-carbohydrate diet advocate in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2] He is a promoter of functional medicine.[3][4]
David Samuel Ludwig | |
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| Born | December 24, 1957 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Obesity-related research, particularly with regard to soft drinks and milk |
| Awards | E.V. McCollum Award and Oded Bar-Or Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Endocrinology |
| Institutions | Boston Children's Hospital |
| Thesis | Chemical, immunochemical and crystallographic studies of cholera toxin and its receptor binding domain (1986) |
| Website | www |
Education
editLudwig received a PhD and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Boston Children's Hospital.[5]
Career
editLudwig is a professor of pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School and a professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.[6] Ludwig is co-director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center Boston Children's Hospital.[6][7] He has published several studies about the causes of obesity in children and adults, and attracted attention for his recommendation that severely obese children be removed from the custody of their parents.[8] He is a paid associate editor of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and a US editor of The BMJ.[9] Ludwig is a presenter for the Institute of Functional Medicine, an organization that promotes functional medicine.[3]
Low-carbohydrate advocacy
editLudwig is the author of the low-carbohydrate diet book Always Hungry?, Always Delicious, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently, published in 2016.[10][11] He has argued that low-fat high-carbohydrate diets are the underlying cause of obesity.[11] Ludwig's book Always Hungry? has been criticized for relying heavily on a pilot study that tested his low-carbohydrate diet that ran for only 16 weeks. Ludwig has since commented that the pilot study "was never intended as proof", however, his book cited weight loss "success stories" from the pilot participants to make very specific claims about his diet and weight loss.[10]
Ludwig was a speaker at Low Carb Denver in 2019.[12] He has received royalties for his low-carbohydrate diet books.[13] He is a proponent of the carbohydrate–insulin model of obesity, a model which is not supported by good medical evidence.[2][10][14][15]
Selected publications
edit- Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently (2016)
- Always Delicious: Over 175 Satisfying Recipes to Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Keep the Weight Off Permanently (2018)
- Ludwig, David S; Aronne, Louis J; Astrup, Arne; de Cabo, Rafael; Cantley, Lewis C; Friedman, Mark I; Heymsfield, Steven B; Johnson, James D; King, Janet C; Krauss, Ronald M; Lieberman, Daniel E; Taubes, Gary; Volek, Jeff S; Westman, Eric C; Willett, Walter C; Yancy, William S; Ebbeling, Cara B (2021). "The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114 (6): 1873–1885. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqab270. PMC 8634575. PMID 34515299.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Boston, 677 Huntington Avenue; Ma 02115 +1495‑1000 (2021-01-05). "David S. Ludwig". Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Putka, Sophie (2021). "Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up". medpagetoday.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD". The Institute for Functional Medicine. 2021. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with David Ludwig, MD, PhD". The Institute for Functional Medicine. 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.
- ^ "David Ludwig, MD, PhD | Boston Children's Hospital". www.childrenshospital.org. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ a b "David S. Ludwig". Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 5 January 2021.
- ^ "New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center". childrenshospital.org. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Childhood Obesity: A Call for Parents to Lose Custody". ABC News. July 14, 2011.
- ^ "BMJ in the United States". bmj.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Belluz, Julia (2016). "The problem with diet books written by doctors". vox.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Rethinking Weight Loss and the Reasons We’re ‘Always Hungry’". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Low Carb Denver 2019". lowcarbdownunder.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Conflict of Interest Statements for AJCN Editors". ajcn.nutrition.org. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Hall, K. D. (2017). "A review of the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 71 (3): 323–326. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2016.260. ISSN 1476-5640. PMID 28074888.
- ^ Sievenpiper, John L (2020). "Low-carbohydrate diets and cardiometabolic health: the importance of carbohydrate quality over quantity". Nutrition Reviews. 78 (Supplement_1): 69–77. doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuz082. PMC 7390653. PMID 32728757.