Judith S. Stern is a distinguished professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Internal Medicine in the Division of
Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of California, Davis. She is also the Co-Director of the
Collaborative Obesity Research Evaluation Team. An expert on diet and nutrition, Stern has published extensively on
nutrition, the effect of exercise on appetite and metabolism, and obesity. Stern has published over 250 research papers
in professional journals and over 150 articles in popular magazines such as Redbook and is an Editorial Advisor to
Prevention Magazine. Along with Dr. Richard L. Atkinson she is founder of The American Obesity Association, a lay
advocacy organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the disease of obesity where she also serves as Vice
President. She is the Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair 2005-06.
Presenter: JUDITH STERN
