David Ludwig

David Ludwig

male
soft drinks, Dr. David Ludwig, Obesity, soda, The Lancet, Children's Hospital Boston
David S. Ludwig , MD, PhD, a pediatric endocrinologist, is Founding Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) clinic at Children's Hospital,...

Paul Campos

male
The Diet Myth, secular, Scripps Howard, Against the Law, MSNBC, religion…The Obesity Myth, Obesity
Paul Campos is a law professor, author and journalist currently on the faculty of the University of Colorado in Boulder. His books include "Against...
Carnie Wilson

Carnie Wilson

female, 41 years old
Jewish person, Celebrity Fit Club participant, Bisexual, overweight, Obesity, American
Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Bel Air, California, USA) is an American singer and television host, best known as a member of the early-90s...

Manuel Uribe

male, 44 years old
Mexican, monterrey, Obesity, Zone diet
Manuel Uribe Garza (born June 11, 1965) is a 42 year old man from Monterrey, Mexico and holds the distinction of being one of the heaviest people...
Kelly D. Brownell

Kelly D. Brownell

male, 58 years old
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, Obesity, epidemiology, American, Yale University faculty, public health
Kelly D. Brownell is an American scientist, professor, and internationally renowned expert on obesity and weight control. Brownell is Director of...
Elias Zerhouni

Elias Zerhouni

male, 58 years old
Johns Hopkins University, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Chief Resident, French rule in Algeria, University of Algiers…Obesity
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. (b. 12 April 1951) is the 15th and current director of the National Institutes of Health, appointed by George W. Bush in...
Nikhil Dhurandhar

Nikhil Dhurandhar

male
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, AD-36, infectobesity, Obesity, human, Dr. Nikhil V. Dhurandhar
Dr. Nikhil V. Dhurandhar is a university professor who found the first human virus to be associated with human obesity. He has published details...
Jeffrey M. Friedman

Jeffrey M. Friedman

male
Obesity, leptin, geneticist, scientist, Doctor of Medicine, Albany Medical College alumni
Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in...

Rick Anderson

male, deceased (1989)
baseball player, New York Yankees player, Major league pitcher, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners player, pitcher…Obesity
Rick Anderson (1953-1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Inglewood, CA and attended high school in Gardena, CA. Anderson was...
Big Pun

Big Pun

male, deceased (2000)
Terror Squad member, New York City musician, from the Bronx, myocardial infarction, The Beatnuts, Loud Records…Obesity
Christopher Lee Rios (November 9 1971-February 7 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was a New York rapper of Puerto Rican descent who...