Author Biography
William H. Dietz: William H.Dietz, MD, Phd, FAAP, is the director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to and advocacy for children's nutrition and is the author of more than 200 publications in the scientific literature, as well as the editor of 5 books, including Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children. He lives in Atlanta, GA.
Loraine Stern: Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP, is a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been in private pediatric practice since 1971. She has authored and edited several books and wrote for Women's Day magazine for 20 years. She has appeared on Good Morning America, the Today show, and NBC Nightly News, among many others, and has been interviewed for articles in Good Housekeeping, The New York Times, USA Today, Working Mother, Parents, and more. She lives in Santa Monica, CA.
