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National Weight Control Registry - not science
National Weight Control Registry
http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/Administration/admin.htm http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/WyattJortberg/nwcr.htm James O. Hill, PhD Rena Wing, PhD James O. Hill, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Research support from Amgen, Hoffman-LaRoche, Procter & Gamble, and Knoll Pharmaceuticals; has received consultant fees from Knoll, Roche Laboratories, International Life Sciences Institute, and Procter & Gamble and is a consultant to the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. (Newark Star-Ledger, 2/17/97). President, North American Association for the Study of Obesity. (USA Today, 9/1/98) Lead author of a study on olestra supported by a grant from Procter & Gamble. (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1998;67:1178-85) Co-wrote (with Barbara Rolls) a 1998 report for ILSI on "Carbohydrates and Weight Management." Participated in a 3/25/99 panel assembled by the Sugar Association to inform New York magazine editors about obesity, calories, and activity. (Sugar Association's 1999 annual report, http://www.foodingredientsonline.com; accessed 03/30/99) Research on the effects of covert substitution of olestra for conventional fat on spontaneous food intake supported by Procter & Gamble. (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1998;67:1178-85) Research on the role of carbohydrates in weight management was supported by the Sugar Association. (Letter from Sugar Association to USDA; on file with CSPI; 4/16/99) Research on using Orlistat for weight maintenance funded by Hoffmann-La Roche. (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1999;69:1108-16) Member of the Foodfit.com advisory board. (http://www.foodfit.com/about/advisoryBoard.asp; accessed 11/11/00) Research on weight management supported in part by Abbott Laboratories. (J. Amer. Coll. Nutr. 2001;20:26-31) Member of the McDonald's Corporation Global Advisory Council on Healthy Lifestyles; formed to "help guide the company on activities that address the need for balanced, healthy lifestyles." (http://www.mcdonalds.com/corporate/p...003/05212003/; accessed 6/23/03) Receives consulting fees from HealtheTech, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and Coca-Cola. Receives speakers fees from Abbott Laboratories, Roche Laboratories, and Kraft Foods. Receives research funding from M&M Mars. (N. Engl. J. Med. 2003:348;2082-2090) Member of the expert advisory board for the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition. (http://www.acfn.org/about/advisory.html; accessed 10/31/03) Rena R. Wing, Ph.D., U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Consultant to and received research support from Lilly Pharmaceuticals, is on Weight Watchers Advisory Board; has received research support from Ross Laboratories and ILSI. (Newark Star-Ledger, 2/17/97 notes Eli Lilly, WW) Robert H. Eckel, M.D., Division of Endocrinology, Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado. Research on the "effect of medium chain triglycerides on glucose and lipid metabolism in type II diabetes melitus" was supported by Procter and Gamble. Research on "the effect of leptin on postprandial lipid metabolism" was supported by Amgen. (Undated resume on file at CSPI; accessed 6/18/02) Uwe Christians, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Research on mitochondrial metabolism supported in part by Novartis Pharma AG. (Br. J. Pharmacol. 2001;133:875-85) William C. Heird, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor, TX. Research on fatty acid in breast milk partially funded by Mead-Johnson Nutritional Group. (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2000;71(supp):292S-9S) Stephen C. Woods, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Received $1,000,000 in 2000-2001 and $1,037,500 in 2001-2002 from Procter & Gamble for a study on obesity and energy homeostasis. (University of Cincinnati, Office of Research, Active Grants and Contracts - FY 2001, http://www.med.research.uc.edu/grant...rtment_id=186; accessed 6/24/02) Holly R. Wyatt, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. Receives consulting fees from Ortho-McNeil, USANA, and GlaxoSmithKline. Receives speaker fees from Roche Laboratories, Abbott Laboratories, Slim-Fast, and Ortho-McNeil. (N. Engl. J. Med. 2003;348:2082-90) *********** Time to shut them down. TC |
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