Why do people overeat?

Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler talks about his new book, "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite."

Guests

• Dr. David Kessler: MD and professor of pediatrics, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine. Former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

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Resources

• Dr. David Kessler biography