William H. Dietz,
Overweight: An Epidemic

William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, is the director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prior to his appointment to the CDC, he was a professor of pediatrics at the Tuft's University School of Medicine, director of Clinical Nutrition at the Floating Hospital of New England Medical Center Hospitals, a principal research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Harvard Division of Health Science and Technology, associate director of the Clinical Research Center at MIT, and director of the Boston Obesity/Nutrition Research Center. Dr. Dietz received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. Following an internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, he spent 3 years in the Middle America Research Unit of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in Panama. After the completion of his residency at Upstate Medical Center, he received a PhD from MIT. He has received numerous awards and is the author of over 150 publications in the scientific literature. He is the editor of two books, including A Guide to Your Child's Nutrition.