Yoni Freedhoff

Obesity medicine physician who was once an English major.

I think part of the role of a physician is to advocate for what one thinks is right/wrong with health care and public policy.

My daily blog, Weighty Matters, has been ranked among the world's top health blogs.

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Articles

A university PR department shamelessly promotes a flawed research study suggesting a link between eating chocolate and being thin.

No one can ever say Coca-Cola doesn't have chutzpah.

Should institutional PR departments be held to the same degree of accountability as reporters when crafting their press releases?