We wanted to talk more about that so we called on Dr. David Kessler.

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Dr. DAVID KESSLER (Author, "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite"): Thank you for having me, Michel.

NPR: Nation's Obesity Problem Puts Strain On Health Care Costs

Granting FDA regulatory authority was pushed by the White House, as well as former FDA Administrator David Kessler and Former Surgeon General C.

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"If you are looking for a smoking gun regarding youth smoking, you need to look no further, " former FDA head David Kessler told Reuters Wednesday.

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Everett Koop and former FDA boss David Kessler.

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The official said the main sticking point is whether the Food and Drug Administration will have regulatory authority over tobacco, which is supported by the White House, former FDA Administrator David Kessler and former Surgeon General C.

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"While I don't think that a separate office for post-marketing surveillance is likely, a strengthened Office of Drug Safety is almost a certainty, " says David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner who is now a dean at the University of California, San Francisco.

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