DavidSLudwigMD

Pediatric Endocrinology • Boston, MA

Professor, Pediatrics-Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-7476

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1992 - 1995
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1993 - 2025

Clinical Trials

Fast Food Feeding in Youth Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
An 18-month Trial of a Low Glycemic Load Diet Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Glycemic Index and CVD: a Crossover Feeding Study Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Soft Drink, Milk and Obesity in Chilean Children Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Popular Diets Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Low Glycemic Load Diet During Pregnancy in Overweight Women Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of a Low Glycemic Load Diet on Fatty Liver in Children Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Nutrition Study for School Age Children Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Think AHEAD (A Healthy Eating And Drinking) Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Glycemic Index and Brain Function Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of a Food Preservative on Glucose Homeostasis Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Beverages and Societal Health Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Novel Diet-Phenotype Interaction Affecting Body Weight Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Framingham State Food Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Processing Responses of Grains (PRO-Grains) Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Metabolic Fuels Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
FB4 (Framingham, Boston, Bloomington, Birmingham, and Baylor) Start of enrollment: 2018 May 09
Terminated
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

106 citations
The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic.
David S. Ludwig, Louis J. Aronne, Arne Astrup, Rafael de Cabo, Lewis C. Cantley
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2021-09-13
43 citations
Effects of Sugar‐Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Beverages on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Body Composition, and Sweet Taste Preference: A Randomiz...
Cara B. Ebbeling, Henry A. Feldman, Sarah K. Steltz, Nicolle Quinn, Lisa Robinson
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020-08-04
357 citations
Effects of Decreasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption on Body Weight in Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study
Cara B. Ebbeling, Henry A. Feldman, Stavroula K. Osganian, Virginia R. Chomitz, Sheila J. Ellenbogen
Pediatrics. 2006-03-01

Journal Articles

Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Research
Steven B Heymsfield, David S Ludwig, JAMA
Incorrect Analyses Were Used in “Different Enteral Nutrition Formulas Have No Effect on Glucose Homeostasis but on Diet-Induced Thermogenesis in Critically Ill Medical...
David S Ludwig, Steven B Heymsfield, Nature

Authored Content

The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of ObesityJuly 2018
Epidemic Childhood Obesity: Not yet the End of the BeginningMarch 2018

Press Mentions

Ultra-Processed Foods Delay Satiety, Increase Food Intake and Weight GainMay 19th, 2019
Metabolic Health and Nutrition Conference – Part 3December 9th, 2018
Metabolic Health and Nutrition Conference – Part 2 of 3December 7th, 2018
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