Stanford Food Speaker Series: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine

​As part of the Stanford Food Speaker Series, Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner, will join us for a timely conversation exploring how our brains, bodies, and food environments shape our eating behaviors. 

​Drawing on insights from his latest New York Times Bestselling book, "Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight," Dr. Kessler will discuss emerging science around the brain-body feedback loop, the challenges of our modern food landscape, and new possibilities for improving public health.

​About the series: The Stanford Food Speaker Series aims to engage, inform, and connect the Stanford community with innovations, policies, agendas, and insights from leading experts in food and agriculture. Current sponsoring partners include: Bio-X, the Center on Food Security and the Environment, the Center for Ocean Solutions, the Center for Human and Planetary Health and the Sustainability Accelerator.