Greg Critser

Who is Greg Critser?

Greg Critser is a writer about medicine, science, food and health. His work has appeared in periodicals ranging from the New York Times to the Times of London, and from Harper's to the New Yorker. He is the author of the best seller Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World, and the award-winning Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Minds, Lives and Bodies. His most recent book, Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging, was published by Random House in January 2010. He has lectured widely at universities and medical schools, and his blog can be found at Scientificblogging.com. His next book, City Of Genius, about Silicon Valley, will be published by Random House in 2014.