David A. Kessler, MD
@davidakesslermd.bsky.social
Prof, Pediatrics and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF; "Formers" - Chief Science Officer, Covid Response & co-led Warp Speed (Biden); Commissioner, US FDA (Bush and Clinton); Dean, med schools, Yale & UCSF. Author, The End of Overeating
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@davidakesslermd.bsky.social joined us for a bonus episode on his bold game plan for MAHA and President Trump to challenge the makers of ultra-processed foods.
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Bonus Episode! A Conversation w Former FDA Chief David Kessler. Did He Just Give RFK Jr a Tool to Fight the Food Industry?
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 08/18/2025 · 43m
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August 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@davidakesslermd.bsky.social joined us for a bonus episode on his bold game plan for MAHA and President Trump to challenge the makers of ultra-processed foods.
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#WSITY #FDA #Nutrition
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#WSITY #FDA #Nutrition
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FoodFix bonus edition: David Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, once took on Big Tobacco. Now he’s taking on Big Food.
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Former FDA commissioner seeks ban on popular ingredients in ultra-processed foods
David Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, once took on Big Tobacco. Now he’s taking on Big Food.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
FoodFix bonus edition: David Kessler, who served as FDA commissioner during the H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, once took on Big Tobacco. Now he’s taking on Big Food.
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David Kessler, one of the most courageous and innovative public servants I ever covered, is calling Kennedy's bluff: You want to go after ultraprocessed foods? Here's how. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
Former F.D.A. Chief Backs Kennedy’s War on Processed Food
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August 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
David Kessler, one of the most courageous and innovative public servants I ever covered, is calling Kennedy's bluff: You want to go after ultraprocessed foods? Here's how. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
Proud to have been a guest of @stephencolbert.bsky.social on The Colbert Report on 4.29.2009 (Season 5, Ep. 58) to talk about The End of Overeating.
July 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Proud to have been a guest of @stephencolbert.bsky.social on The Colbert Report on 4.29.2009 (Season 5, Ep. 58) to talk about The End of Overeating.
In this excerpt from Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight, author David A. Kessler, MD shares his own firsthand experien…
July 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In this excerpt from Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight, author David A. Kessler, MD shares his own firsthand experien…
Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy.
July 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Improving access and affordability could be transformative for public health, given that about 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy.
In his new book, a former FDA commissioner unpacks the latest science on metabolism, weight loss, and how GLP-1 drugs actually work.
June 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In his new book, a former FDA commissioner unpacks the latest science on metabolism, weight loss, and how GLP-1 drugs actually work.
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Important new book on GLP-1 drugs and how they change our understanding of: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight: Kessler M.D., David A.: 9781250381279: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Diet-Drugs-D...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Important new book on GLP-1 drugs and how they change our understanding of: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight: Kessler M.D., David A.: 9781250381279: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Diet-Drugs-D...
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The president of the U.S. appears to be improving his own health through access to great medical care and great medical science. That's what he gets. Simultaneously, his administration is doing so much to hurt regular Americans' opportunity to achieve those same good health outcomes the same way.
May 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The president of the U.S. appears to be improving his own health through access to great medical care and great medical science. That's what he gets. Simultaneously, his administration is doing so much to hurt regular Americans' opportunity to achieve those same good health outcomes the same way.
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Here is @davidakesslermd.bsky.social 's new article in @theatlantic.com :
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Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight
To figure out who will benefit most, doctors should consider a particularly toxic kind of fat.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Here is @davidakesslermd.bsky.social 's new article in @theatlantic.com :
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Join me on May 18 at 3 PM @politicsprose.bsky.social in conversation with @ddiamond.bsky.social to discuss my new book. #DietDrugsDopamine
May 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Join me on May 18 at 3 PM @politicsprose.bsky.social in conversation with @ddiamond.bsky.social to discuss my new book. #DietDrugsDopamine