National Weight Control Registry - James O. Hill, PhD

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National Weight Control Registry - James O. Hill, PhD

http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/Administration/admin.htm

http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/WyattJortberg/nwcr.htm

http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/Hill/hillbio.htm

James O. Hill, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director,
Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Research support from
Amgen, Hoffman-LaRoche, Procter & Gamble, and Knoll
Pharmaceuticals; has received consultant fees from Knoll,
Roche Laboratories, International Life Sciences Institute, and
Procter & Gamble and is a consultant to the Duke Diet and
Fitness Center. (Newark Star-Ledger, 2/17/97). President,
North American Association for the Study of Obesity. (USA
Today, 9/1/98) Lead author of a study on olestra supported by
a grant from Procter & Gamble. (Am.
J. Clin. Nutr. 1998;67:1178-85) Co-wrote (with Barbara Rolls)
a 1998 report for ILSI on "Carbohydrates and Weight
Management." Participated in a 3/25/99 panel assembled by
the Sugar Association to inform New York magazine editors
about obesity, calories, and activity. (Sugar Association's
1999 annual report, http://www.foodingredientsonline.com;
accessed 03/30/99) Research on the effects of covert
substitution of olestra for conventional fat on spontaneous
food intake supported by Procter & Gamble. (Am. J. Clin.
Nutr. 1998;67:1178-85) Research on the role of
carbohydrates in weight management was supported by the
Sugar Association. (Letter from Sugar Association to USDA;
on file with CSPI; 4/16/99) Research on using Orlistat for
weight maintenance funded by Hoffmann-La Roche. (Am. J.
Clin. Nutr. 1999;69:1108-16) Member of the Foodfit.com
advisory board.
(http://www.foodfit.com/about/advisoryBoard.asp;
accessed 11/11/00) Research on weight management
supported in part by Abbott Laboratories. (J. Amer.
Coll. Nutr. 2001;20:26-31) Member of the McDonald's
Corporation Global Advisory Council on Healthy
Lifestyles; formed to "help guide the company on
activities that address the need for balanced, healthy
lifestyles." (http://www.mcdonalds.com/corporate/press/-
corporate/2003/05212003/; accessed 6/23/03) Receives
consulting fees from HealtheTech, Johnson & Johnson,
Procter & Gamble, and Coca-Cola. Receives speakers fees
from Abbott Laboratories, Roche Laboratories, and Kraft
Foods. Receives research funding from M&M Mars. (N.
Engl. J. Med. 2003:348;2082-2090) Member of the expert
advisory board for the American Council for Fitness and
Nutrition. (http://www.acfn.org/about/advisory.html;
accessed 10/31/03)

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The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living

The mission of The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and
Active Living (the Partnership) is to promote healthy eating
and physical activity lifestyle behaviors through a
public/private partnership grounded on consumer understanding.
These guidelines, based on our mission, are to help formulate
and manage relationships with the Partnership's constituents
and funders.

Officers of the Board of Directors (President, Secretary, and
Treasurer) will oversee Partnership acceptance of funds and
relationships with outside organizations and constituents
according to these guidelines. In cases when the source of
funds or their use is not clearly covered by these guidelines,
the Officers will make the final decision. The review process
should address issues relating to the Partnership's policy,
ethics, business practices, corporate identity, and
reputation.

Board of Directors James O. Hill, Ph.D. (Chair) Director
Center for Human Nutrition University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center Denver, CO

http://www.ppheal.org/board_of_directors.html

http://www.ppheal.org/our_sponsors.html

The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living,
a public-private nonprofit organization, is grateful to its
many sponsors.

America On the Move Sponsors National Presenting Sponsor
PepsiCo's Wellward Choices Program Sponsors Cargill
Masterfoods USA Conference Sponsors Summit on Promoting
Healthy Eating and Active Living: Developing a Framework
for Progress Underwriters Kellogg Company Knoll
Pharmaceutical Company Kraft Foods Masterfoods USA Novartis
The Procter & Gamble Company The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Roche Laboratories Contributors American
Diabetes Association Consumer Federation of America
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association An Economic
Analysis of Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors:
Exploring Effective Strategies to Combat Obesity Major
Donors The Coca-Cola Company Kraft Foods The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation Other Contributors General Mills Kaiser
Permanente Kellogg Company The Procter & Gamble Company

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James O. Hill

Chair, Advisory Committee for ILSI PAN program, 1995-present.

INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Founded "in 1978 to work toward a safer, healthier world. ILSI
is a worldwide foundation that is making a difference in
public health by advancing the understanding of scientific
issues related to nutrition, food safety, toxicology, and the
environment. ILSI is governed by an Assembly of Members, which
includes one representative from each of its more than 400
member companies, and an elected Board of Trustees of renowned
scientists from academia and industry, all of whom volunteer
their time and expertise. ILSI members represent the world's
leading manufacturers of food and food ingredients, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, and other consumer products."
(http://www.ilsi.org/about/; September 22, 2000) ILSI has
branches in about a dozen other countries/regions.

ILSI has received funding from the alcoholic beverage
industry. (Addiction. 2001;96:197-202)

ILSI's fall, 1996, N.Y. Academy of Science conference on fat
substitutes was funded in part by Procter & Gamble (Mother
Jones, May/June, 1997, p.14).

ILSI funders have included: Ajinomoto USA,
Anheuser-Busch, ARCO Chemical Co., Dannon, Domino Sugar
Corp., Eastman Chemical Co., Kraft Foods, Monsanto,
Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. ("Members
of ILSI," received 7/2/96).

1998 ILSI Board of Trustees

Clio. G. Harvey Anderson, University of Toronto
Clip. James R. Behnke
Cliq. Roger M. Bektash
Clir. Joseph F. Borzelleca, Medical College of Virginia
Clis. Fergus Clydesdale, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Clit. G. Coccodrilli, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Cliu. Oscar Cuper
Cliv. Peter B. Dews, Harvard Medical School
Cliw. Victor L. Fugoni III, Kellogg Company
Clix. Larry M. Games
Cliy. Bernard D. Goldstein, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Cliz. Yuzo Hayashi, National Institute of Hygienic
Sciences, Japan
Cliz. Marc Horisberger, Nestle Ltd., Switzerland
Cliz. Shuichi Kimura, Showa Women's University, Japan
Cliz. Curtis D. Klaassen
Cliz. Frank N. Kotsonis, Monsanto Company
Cliz. Louis Lasagna, Tufts University
Cliz. Gordon Loewengart, Hoechst Celanese Corporation
Cliz. Alex Malaspina, The Coca-Cola Company
Cliz. R. Michael McClain, Hoffman-La Roche Inc. Prof. Dr.
Ulrich Mohr, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Cliz. Keiichi Morimoto
Cliz. Efren Parada-Arias Prof. Marcel Roberfroid, Catholic
University of Louvain, Belgium
Cliz. Hugh A. Sampson, Johns Hopkins University
Cliz. Barbara O. Schneeman, University of California at Davis
Cliz. Yukio Sogo, Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd., Japan
Cliz. James W. Stanley, PepsiCo, Inc. Prof. Dr. Vichai
Tanphaichitr, Mahidol University, Thailand Michael R.
Taylor, Esq.
Cliz. Alfred W. Wishart, Jr., The Pittsburgh Foundation
Cliz. Yasushi Yamamoto, Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd., Japan.

Members of ILSI North America:

3M Microbiology Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. Archer Daniels Midland
Company BASF Corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Burger
King Corporation Campbell Soup Company Cargill, Incorporated
The Coca-Cola Company Corn Products International, Inc.
Danisco Cultor America, Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company General Mills, Inc. Gerber
Products Company
E.J. Heinz Company Hershey Foods Corporation International
Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. Kellogg Company Kraft Foods,
Inc. Masterfoods USA McCormick & Company, Inc. McNeil
Nutritionals Mead Johnson Nutritionals Monsanto Company
National Starch and Chemical Company Nestlé USA, Inc.
Novozymes North America, Inc. The NutraSweet Company
Nutrinova, Inc. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. The
Pepsi-Cola Company Pfizer, Inc. The Proctor & Gamble
Company Red Bull Roche Vitamins, Inc. Ross Products
Division/Abbott Laboratories Sethness Products Company
Taco Bell Corporation Takasago International Corporation
(USA) Tate & Lyle Unilever Bestfoods NA Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company Wyeth Nutritionals International
(http://www.ilsi.org/misc/NAassem.pdf; accessed 6/2/03)

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Ongoing Research Support

1 RO1 AT01103 (Foster) 3/01/02-02/28/07

Safety & Efficacy of the Atkins Diet

This is a trial to test the safety and effectiveness of the
the Atkins diet compared to a standard low fat diet.

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more on Hill:

sugar industry funded a report by Hill:

http://www.sugar.org/science/carbohydrates.html

lookie, he sells a weight loss book in direct competition with
the low-carb diets:

http://books.bankhacker.com/James+O.+Hill/

The Step Diet Book: Count Steps, Not Calories, To Lose Weight
and Keep It Off Forever by James O., Ph.d. Hill, John C.
Peters, Bonnie T. Jortberg, Pamela M., Md. Peeke, James O.
Hill $22.95

Consultancies and other affiliations:

http://www.milkpep.org/newsroom/jameshill.cfm

http://www.entelos.com/news/pressArchive/press9.html

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not disclosing financial interests:

http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/letter_to_science.pdf

James O. Hill, et al. "Obesity and the Environment: Where Do
We Go From Here?" February 7, 2003, p. 853-5. This article
contains no disclosures, though Dr. Hill has significant
financial ties that pose conflicts of interest in connection
with this paper. For example, Dr. Hill's research on weight
management has been supported by Abbott Laboratories, Amgen,
Hoffman-LaRoche, Procter & Gamble, and Knoll Pharmaceuticals,
and the Sugar Association. He has received consulting fees
from Knoll, Roche Laboratories, International Life Sciences
Institute, and Procter & Gamble; served as a consultant to the
Duke Diet and Fitness Center; and is a member of the
McDonald's Corporation Global Advisory Council on Healthy
Lifestyles.

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supports the use of drugs in weight management:

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2004/01_04/wyatt.htm

Summary Obesity is a chronic medical disorder that is not
going away anytime soon. Physicians need all the education,
tools, and resources possible to successfully help their
overweight and obese patients. Weight-loss medications
alone are clearly not the answer. However, they are one
tool physicians can use in combination with lifestyle
changes to increase the success of long-term weight loss in
selected patients.

(and again, no disclosures)

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more affiliations:

http://www.internationaldietetics.org/pdf/ICD_KNS2004flyer2.p-
df

Kellogg Nutrition Symposium 2004 Building Healthy Communities:
Improving the health of the population one community at a time

James O Hill is a speaker, wonder what he was paid by Kellogg

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"study" funded by weight watchers:

http://www.weightwatchers.com/about/prs/wwi_template.aspx?GCM-
SID=1002911

Leading scientists in the field of obesity collaborated in the
study including, Stanley Heshka, NY Obesity Research Center,
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University; Frank
Greenway, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana
State University; James W. Anderson, VA Medical Center,
Lexington, and University of Kentucky; Richard L. Atkinson,
Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin;

James O. Hill, Health Sciences, University of Colorado;

Stephen Phinney, Department of Medicine, UC Davis, and
Monsanto, Inc, Davis; Ronette L. Kolotkin, Obesity and
Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, NC, Karen Miller-Kovach,
M.S., R.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Weight Watchers
International; and F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, NY Obesity Research
Center, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia
University. This study was funded by a grant from the Weight
Watchers Foundation.

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paid by industry to write report:

http://www.rwjf.org/reports/grr/032827s.htm

Publication of a Special Pediatrics Supplement on Obesity in
Children and Adolescents (last updated July 1999)

ILSI Research Foundation - Physical Activity and Nutrition
Program for Children and Adolescents Advisory Committee

James O. Hill, PhD, Advisory Committee Chairman Professor of
Pediatrics and Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO

Funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

http://www.rwjf.org/about/founder.jhtml

Robert Wood Johnson devoted his life to public service and to
building the small, but innovative, family firm of Johnson &
Johnson into the world's largest health and medical care
products conglomerate. ... Robert Wood Johnson's sense of
personal responsibility toward society was expressed
imperishably in the disposition of his own immense fortune. He
left virtually all of it to the foundation that bears his
name, creating one of the world's largest private
philanthropies

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Industry funds a scientific journal, Hill is editor-in-chief:

http://www.liebertpub.com/prdetails.aspx?pr_id=371

"Obesity Management" Journal Launched by Mary Ann Liebert,
Inc., Publishers

Editor-in-Chief, James O. Hill, Ph.D., one of America's
foremost experts in obesity, is Director of the Center for
Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, and Holly Wyatt,
M.D., Senior Editor, is Assistant Professor in the Department
of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and
Diabetes. Obesity Management is the official journal of
C.O.R.E. (Centers for Obesity Research and Education), in
collaboration with the American Association of Diabetes
Educators, American College of Sports Medicine, American
Obesity Association, and the American Dietetic
Association.

....

"Obesity Management" journal collaborators:

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE (ACSM)

According to its website, the ACSM promotes and integrates
scientific research, education, and practical applications of
sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance
physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life.

2002 ACSM partners include Gatorade, the Gatorade Sports
Science Institute, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Reebok, Aircast,
Ajinomoto (Amino Vital), Performance Health/Biofreeze,
California Dried Plum Board, Chiron Corporation, EAS
(Experimental & Applied Sciences), HealtheTech,
LifeFitness, Mars, Incorporated, Merck, Medtronic
Physio-Control, National Dairy Council, New Lifestyles,
Pfizer, Pharmacia, Pharmanex, Procter & Gamble, Shape
Magazine, Theraband, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. (http://www-
.acsm.org/partnerships/partner_spotlight.htm; accessed
2/24/03)

...

AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION

According to the Wall Street Journal, this organization,
formed in April 1995, is "a lay advocacy group representing
the interest of the 70 to 80 million obese American women and
children and adults afflicted with the disease of obesity." It
has one member. "Dr. Atkinson says the group receives most of
its funding — several hundred thousand dollars in all — from
the pharmaceuticals industry, including Interneuron, American
Home Products, Roche Laboratories, Knoll Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
and Servier — all of which market or develop diet pills."
(Wall Street Journal, 2/9/98, B1)

AOA Corporate Sponsors include:

Abbott Laboratories Aventis SA Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (a
Johnson & Johnson company) GlaxoSmithKline Health Management
Resources Hoffman LaRoche, Inc. Jenny Craig International
Novartis Nutrition Corporation Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical,
Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson company) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. Slim-Fast Foods Company Weight Watchers International,
Inc. Companies contributed their name to support one or many
issues undertaken by the AOA include:

Amgen, Inc. Jenny Craig, Inc. Knoll Pharmaceutical
Company Law Offices of Susan Wasserman Medeva
Pharmaceuticals Novartis Nutrition Corporation Tanita
Corporation Weight Watchers International, Inc.
(http://obesity.org/subs/contributor_list.shtml;
accessed 12/03/03)

...

AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

A public policy workshop held in March 2001 was sponsored by
American Soy Products, California Dried Plum Board, Egg
Nutrition Center, Food Marketing Institute, Grocery
Manufacturers of America, Kashi, National Soft Drink
Association, Sodexho, and Marriott Services. (ADA Courier,
2/25)

Published a "Biotechnology Resource Kit," which was funded by
the Council for Biotechnology Information." (ADA "Dear
Member" letter;
3)

[See entry for Council for Biotechnology Information]

ADA and DuPont have an agreement that enables ADA to place
nutrition information on the web site http://www.webmd.com/.
Dupont is an investor in WebMD. (ADA Press Release, 10/16/00)

In fiscal year 2000, the following companies contributed
$10,000 or more: BASF Corp., Bristol Myers/Squibb, California
Avocado Company, The Catfish Institute, ConAgra Foods, DMI
Management, EcoLab, Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Gerber Products
Company, Kellogg, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Lipton, Mars, Inc.,
Mead Johnson Nutritionals, McNeil Consumer Products Company,
Monsanto, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National
Dairy Council, National Fisheries Institute, National Pasta
Association, The Peanut Institute, Potato Board, Procter &
Gamble, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Ross Products Division, Abbott
Laboratories, Viactiv, Worthington Foods. (ADA/ADAF 2000
Annual Report, http://www.eat right.org/; November 11, 2000)

ADA and American Pharmaceutical Association (pharmacists)
announced a joint consumer-education program on supplements;
it is funded by Monsanto Life Sciences Company (press
release, 11/8/99).

The ADA co-produced, with funding from the ConAgra Foundation,
a packet of information on food safety titled "Home Food
Safety: It's in Your Hands." (Funding disclosed on packet on
file at CSPI, Nov. 1999)

The American Dietetic Association has announced that it
will be seeking to endorse food products (Nov.-Dec. 1997
ADA Courier).

The American Dietetic Association has received funding from
numerous companies and receives underwriting for "fact sheets"
on topics related to the companies' products. Major
($100,000+) donors include: Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Weight
Watchers International, Campbell Soup, National Dairy Council,
Nestlé USA, Ross Products Division of Abbott Labs., Sandoz,
Coca-Cola, Florida Department of Citrus, General Mills,
Monsanto, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Uncle Ben's, Wyeth-Ayerst
Labs. (Nov-Dec 1996 ADA Courier)

The following companies and organizations sponsored
information sessions at the ADA's 2002 Food and Nutrition
Conference, held in Philadelphia, PA:

Almond Board of California American Egg Board/Egg Nutrition
Center Aramark ADM Kao LLC Balance Bar Company ConAgra Foods
DuPont Protein Technologies General Mills Gatorade Company
Gerber Products Company
M.E. Heinz Hormel Internationl Food Information Council
International Life Sciences Institute Mars, Inc.
McNeil Nutritionals MET-Rx National Cattlemen's Beef
Association National Dairy Council Pharmavite Procter
and Gamble Quaker Oats Ross Product Division Sodexho
Health Care Services Sysco Corporation United Soybean
Board United States Potato Board Wheat Foods Council
(http://www.eatright.org/fnce/sponsors02.html;
accessed 2/24/03)

In 2002, the ADA entered into a partnership with Gerber
Products Company to form the Start Healthy Nutrition
Advisory Panel. The panel includes both experts from Gerber
and ADA. (http://www.eatright.com/pr/2002/102102.html;
accessed 2/24/03)

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TC