Obesity Medicine

The evidence that obesity is pathophysiologic dysfunction in the human body places it squarely in the realm of chronic disease, according to obesity specialist Kaplan. Let’s treat it accordingly.

Primary care leadership is essential to the future of obesity medicine, says Kaplan, but treatment needs to be within the normal scope of primary care practice. Hear him explain.

Recognizing obesity as chronic pathophysiologic dysfunction and explaining that to a patient will make them remarkably more receptive to all other discussions about treatment, says obesity specialist Kaplan.

ObesityWeek 2021. Weight loss with semaglutide was more than 2 times greater than with liraglutide in the 68-week placebo-controlled trial of the 2 GLP-1 RAs.

ObesityWeek 2021: Regular engagement in online behavioral obesity treatment program within primary care network produced clinically significant weight loss in new study.

A clinical psychologist from the Mayo Clinic Bariatric Center in Jacksonville, FL, explains and corrects key misperceptions that inhibit open discussion of the therapy.

ObesityWeek 2021: New study highlights protective effects of medical weight management during COVID-19 pandemic.

ObesityWeek 2021. Liraglutide helped patients who regained weight after successful gastric bypass surgery re-achieve their lowest weight with an acceptable safety profile.

ObesityWeek 2021: Weight loss support delivered via pandemic-driven telehealth resulted in clinically significant weight loss, report 2 different research teams.

When addressing mental health with patients with obesity, a thoughtful approach that balances psychological health and weight loss is critical, explains Dr Ethan Lazarus.

EASD 2021: Patients with metabolically healthy obesity are nearly 33% more likely to develop heart failure and atrial fibrillation than healthy persons of normal weight, suggests new analysis.

IDWeek 2021: Obesity prevention and vaccination efforts may help prevent COVID-19-related morbidity in pediatric COVID-19 patients with obesity, noted authors of a new study.

EASD 2021: For persons who have had obesity, returning to a healthy weight may reduce risk for hypertension and dyslipidemia, and modestly for diabetes.

More than half of adults in every US state had either overweight or obesity in 2020. This at-a-glance slide show reports more findings from an annual compilation of public data.

A new AHA scientific statement suggests metabolic surgery and weight-loss medications may reduce the long-term effects of obesity-related hypertension.

Social determinants of health vary between patients living in different environments, so what are the key factors to consider when creating a treatment plan?

The risk of transition from overweight to obesity and to more severe obesity is highest among those aged 18- to 24-years-old, according to analysis of data from more than 2 million EHRs.

Why wouldn't a person with severe obesity want to talk about bariatric surgery? Why wouldn't the patient's physician want to do it? The reasons for hesitation are many.

Citing data that show the incidence of type 2 diabetes increases at age 35 years, the Task Force now recommends the younger age to initiate screening vs the current age of 40 years.

Motivational interviewing can significantly help improve the physician-patient relationship. Here, find out 4 key steps to implementing this method in your practice.

Patients with overweight and obesity rarely received guidance on weight management after hospitalization for a coronary event, authors report.

Adding antiobesity medication to a workplace weight-management program among adults with obesity was shown to significantly aid in weight loss in a real-world clinical trial.

Five years after bariatric surgery for uncontrolled T2D patients reported improvements in physical health and QoL but measures of psychosocial wellbeing remained flat.

From obesity to pneumococcal disease, we have picked the top 6 FDA-approved drugs every primary care physician should know about from the second quarter.

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with obesity specialist, Sandra Christensen, MSN, ARNP.