Obesity Speakers

Yvette Freeman

Award winner of the 1998 Obie for Dinah Was, Yvette Freeman is known to millions for her acting in the NBC acclaimed series ER - as the no-nonsense, "Nurse Haleh Adams." Freeman released her first CD "A Tribute to Dinah Washington," in 1999. She recently wrote, directed, and produced several short films including ...

Harley Pasternak

As the best-selling author of 5-Factor Fitness and 5-Factor Diet and as a renowned fitness and nutrition expert, Pasternak is responsible for getting many of Hollywood’s most recognized celebrities into the best shape of their lives, from Jessica Simpson to Kanye West and Eva Mendes to John ...

Richard Carmona

As the 17th Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona developed comprehensive knowledge of the environmental influences on healthy living today. He offers a close look at the epidemic of asthma in young children as well as other issues directly related to the state of our environment and how we can work towards not only a healthy body, ...

Robyn Silverman

Dr. Robyn Silverman, a child/teen development specialist, body image/body bullying expert, sought-after speaker, and award-winning writer, is known for her no-nonsense yet positive approach to helping young people and their families thrive. Her groundbreaking research is the foundation for her new book, Good Girls Don't ...

Jared Fogle

Indiana University graduate, Jared Fogle, lost 245 pounds using what he calls "The Subway Diet." At the age of 22, Fogle weighed 425 pounds and was not happy with the way he looked. Fogle recently started The Jared Fogle Foundation in hopes to educate in the prevention of childhood obesity.

Zonya Foco

Nobody motivates an audience more about the benefits of smart nutrition, everyday exercise and commonsense core habits than Zonya Foco, RD, CSP, America's Nutrition Leader. Her mission is to win the war on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Foco's easy humor and dynamic style drive home the message that, when it comes ...

Robert Kenner

Director Robert Kenner has won several awards and garnered rave reviews for his documentary work exposing some of today's least talked of, but most impactful, social and environmental issues. Considered a craftsman of documentaries, Kenner is also a powerful public speaker on environmental, social, health, and political ...

Donnica L. Moore

Dr. Donnica Moore is highly regarded as a women's health expert and advocate, physician educator, and as a media commentator. She is Founder and President of Sapphire Women’s Health Group LLC, a multimedia women’s health education and communications firm, as well as www.DrDonnica.com, a popular women’s health ...

Dean Karnazes

“Dean Karnazes might just be the fittest man in the world,” writes Men’s Fitness. A remarkable athlete and marathon runner, he is the author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner. Always wanting to do more, to give more, to help others in need, Karnazes has raised hundreds of ...

Richard Simmons

Through an ongoing program of health, exercise and nutritional education, blended with an unmatched ability for making the message palatable, Simmons has, without question, played an invaluable role in improving the quality of life for Americans everywhere. With a never-ending stream of ideas, Simmons brings a boundless ...

Madieu Williams

Considered one of the best safeties in the NFL, Cincinnati Bengals player Madieu Williams fled his home in war-torn Sierra Leone to later find success in professional football. He leverages this success to raise awareness for minority health issues in addition to maintaining the Madieu Williams Foundation for youth.

Martha Williamson

Williamson is a 20-year entertainment industry veteran who was Executive Producer and Head Writer for Touched by an Angel. Both personally and professionally, her deeply held spiritual beliefs have guided her through trials and tribulations on her own path towards success, service to others, and her faith. Not ...

Bob Greene

An exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss, he's been a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and appeared on dozens of national television programs. His first book, Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body—and a Better Life, the #1 ...

Kathy Kaehler

Kathy Kaehler is a celebrity trainer, author, columnist, and mother. She has devoted her life to helping people live healthy and productive lives. Beyond imparting the latest in fitness workouts, this lifestyle expert has tackled such subjects as multi-tasking, stress management, nutrition, how to get a good night's sleep, ...

Susan Blumenthal

A champion for improving global health, Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. served as former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health. She also served as Senior Medical and E-Health Advisor in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where her work focused on a broad range of ...

David Satcher

As the 16th Surgeon General, Dr. Satcher encouraged public debate about issues including mental health, bioterrorism, sex education, AIDS, tobacco, obesity, and balancing the community healthcare system. As the force behind creating Healthy People 2010, the nation's health agenda, he works to eliminate racial disparities ...

Jane Brody

Health and nutrition expert. Author of nine books, including Secrets of Good Health, You Can Fight Cancer and Win and Jane Brody's Nutrition Book. With wit and charm, Brody reveals her secrets to maintaining a balanced and healthy life.

Sally Squires

Squires is an award-winning medical and health writer for The Washington Post, where she also writes the weekly column, "Lean Plate Club," dedicated to helping consumers instill healthy eating and exercise habits. Host of the popular "Lean Plate Club" on-line web chat at www.washingtonpost.com, she also writes a ...

Star Jones

Star Jones, attorney, television personality, former prosecutor, political insider, philanthropist, author, and lecturer, has worked in television for over 20 years. Star has throughout her professional career offered a fresh perspective on the day's most talked about crime and justice, political, and sociological issues ...

Vincent Felitti

Vincent J. Felitti, MD, is a noted physician and researcher on the negative impacts in adults of adverse life experiences during childhood. Dr. Felitti is co-principal investigator of the internationally recognized Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a long-term, in-depth, retrospective and prospective analysis of ...