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)

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Time to shut them down.

TC