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Department
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Endocrinology
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Hospital Title
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Director, Obesity Program
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Academic Title
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Phone
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617-355-4878
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Fax
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617-730-0358
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Email
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David Ludwig
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Location
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300 Longwood Avenue
LO-624
Boston MA 02115
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David Ludwig developed the Children's Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Program --a multi-disciplinary care clinic dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of children who are overweight/obese. Not only does the program provide state-of-the-art care for overweight children, it also serves as a setting for clinical research to develop innovative treatments for pediatric obesity.
He has also been the a principal or co-investigator of several epidemiological and clinical studies to identify dietary factors that contribute to obesity. His research has determined that:
- A low-glycemic index diet may be as or more effective than the standard reduced-fat diet for weightloss in children and adolescents.
- Consumption of soft drinks is directly related to obesity in children.
- Fast food consumption is associated with factors that increase risk of childhood obesity.
- Consumption of dairy products may offer protection against insulin resistance in overweight adults.
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David Ludwig received a PhD and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pedriatric endocrinology at Children's Hospital Boston.
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- Ludwig DS. The glycemic index - Physiological mechanisms relating to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. JAMA 2002; 287: 2414-2423
- Pereira MA, Jacobs DR, Van Horn L, Slattery ML, Kartashov AI, Ludwig DS. Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults - The CARDIA study. JAMA 2002; 248: 2081-2089.
- Bowman SA, Gortmaker SL, Ebbeling CB, Pereira MA, Ludwig DS. Effects of fast-food consumption on energy intake and diet quality among children in a national household survey. Pediatrics 2004; 113: 112-118.
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