By Dr. David L. Katz

As you read this, I am likely on a flight back from Orlando, where I spoke at the Food Marketing Institute’s Health and Wellness Conference 2011. My general theme was that food is just about the best medicine we’ve got, provided we find the needed ways to make that medicine go down (and no, more spoons full of sugar is not the answer!).

By Dr. David L. Katz

The threat of a nuclear calamity in Japan appears to be receding, although thus far the news reports are about as unstable as the radioactive isotopes in question. A bit of good news is quickly followed by a bit of bad, so uncertainly will likely prevail for a while longer…

By Dr. David L. Katz

My mandate in this column is all matters related to disease prevention and health promotion. I don’t want to wander off that reservation, but I find it impossible to address any other topic while the earthquake, tsunami, and incipient nuclear calamity in Japan are so full occupying my mind. In fact, I believe they harbor implications directly germane to my mission…