Interview: Tackling obesity: the concept of energy balance

Abstract

Laura McGuinness, Commissioning Editor, speaks to Dr James O Hill*. Dr Hill is the Founding Executive Director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He also holds the Anschutz Endowed Chair in Health and Wellness. He is Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine. He holds a BS degree from the University of Tennessee and MS and PhD degrees from the University of New Hampshire (USA) in Physiological Psychology. He served as Chair of the first WHO Consultation on Obesity in 1997. He was President of The Obesity Society during 1997–1998 and President of the American Society for Nutrition from 2008 to 2009. Dr Hill was a member of the NIH Expert Panel on Obesity that developed the first US guidelines for the treatment and prevention of obesity. Dr Hill has published more than 500 scientific articles and book chapters; many of these focus on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity in weight management. He is the recipient of the 2007 TOPS awar...