Obesity
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Highly processed foods ‘as addictive’ as tobacco
New research suggests that health care professionals are taking steps toward framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right.
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Will ICER review aid bid for Medicare to pay for obesity drugs?
An influential group urges both a reduction in costs of certain obesity medicines and expanded insurance coverage of them. The recommendations are...
Conference Coverage
Patients trying to lose weight overestimate their diet quality
Only 28% of participants in a study had “good agreement” between their perceived diet quality and its actual quality.
From the Journals
Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.
From the Journals
More weight loss with surgery than new obesity meds: meta-analysis
“This is an exciting period because, 10 years ago, nobody thought that [results with] pharmacotherapy can approach bariatric surgery.”
Commentary
Staving off holiday weight gain
Is the 5-pound weight gain inevitable around the holidays? An obesity specialist gives some helpful tips on navigating the holidays to avoid...
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Medical school culinary medicine programs grow despite limited funding
As part of Dr. Marvasti’s program, students learn cooking fundamentals through chef demonstrations and hands-on practice – to teach students how...
Conference Coverage
Randomized trial finds community-based weight-loss programs ease knee OA pain
Participants who dieted and exercised in a community-based randomized trial had reductions in knee pain at 18 months; controls also improved...
Commentary
New recommendations for hyperglycemia management
These are incredibly important guidelines that provide a clear algorithm for a personalized approach to diabetes management.
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Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else
A wave of startups offer access to a new category of weight-loss drugs coupled with intensive behavioral coaching online. But already concerns are...
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide cuts BP during obesity treatment
“The large effects on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure raise the possibility that there may be important long-term benefits of [tirzepatide] on...