I'm a big admirer of Walter Willett's work. I think he's done some really important research. He and I agree on most things.

When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it.

Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations.

Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes. Without drugs or surgery.

Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.

The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.

With everything that you can imagine at our fingertips, many of the social interactions that help tie people together in a community have faded away. Are communities traditionally built on relationships, trust and familiarity a thing of the past?