Obesity Medicine

In this 8-part video series, obesity expert Donna Ryan, MD, talks about the danger of COVID-19 for obesity patients, challenges facing PCPs of caring for this population, and more.

If we understand how the disease of obesity compounds COVID-19 severity, how do we put that knowledge to work?

VIDEO: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease that threatens to neutralize, even reverse, years of progress in reducing CVD-related death. Ted Kyle, RPh, explores.

Obesity is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can also be modified with comprehensive care. Test yourself on the AHA/ACC recommendations for that care.

Jorge Plutzky, MD, director of the Preventive Cardiology Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses the insidious role diabetes plays in cardiovascular disease.

The physiology of obesity makes weight loss, by itself, unlikely to successfully treat the chronic disease of obesity. What does this mean for primary care clinical strategies?

Why are people with obesity at high risk for severe COVID-19 infection? Dr Caroline Apovian explains that immunity in this population has begun to senesce.

Metabolic and bariatric surgery are deemed "elective," along with cosmetic procedures, and still widely postponed. "Resume these life-saving procedures, now," says the ASMBS.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass remains the gold standard of bariatric surgery. Obesity and nutrition expert Caroline Apovian, MD, explains why and how it differs from the 3 other types of weight loss surgery.

From highest percentage of obese children to lowest percentage of adults with high cholesterol, see how obesity hits home state by state in our new slideshow.

The structural changes created in bariatric surgery increase the release of gut hormones that communicate satiety to the brain.

Changes in primary care for obesity have moved rapidly in some ways but less so in others. Obesity medicine advocate Ted Kyle details the overall steady progress.

The metabolic pathology that underlies obesity must be addressed through medication or bariatric surgery or significant weight loss will be transient.

Healthy white adipose tissue helps regulate endocrine activity that protects metabolic function. Dr Caroline Apovian explains how this function deteriorates as obesity progresses.

Patients with obesity may require long-term pharmacologic management to sustain weight loss. Obesity expert Donna Ryan, MD, talks about new drugs in the pipeline.

Study: Nearly 90% of inpatients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation died; obesity, diabetes, hypertension common among the 5700 patients.

Obesity Medicine is a young specialty but is expanding quickly in response to the global epidemic of obesity and the many chronic diseases it causes.

In the US, where 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity, results of 2 new case series have important clinical implications for patient care during the pandemic.

VIDEO: Patients with obesity are at increased risk for the SARS-CoV-2 infection and for more dangerous complications, explains obesity researcher Donna Ryan, MD.

A newly published study found that Pilates may be effective in improving cardiovascular health for obese young women.

Irregular sleep patterns in women may impact quality of diet and calories consumed, increasing risk for cardiometabolic disease, concludes a new study.

The FDA is urging physicians to weigh the benefits and risks of the obesity drug, Belviq™ (lorcaserin), when deciding to start or continue treatment.

Abdominal obesity was independently associated with recurrent MI or stroke despite secondary preventive measures, according to a new study.

Morbid obesity significantly increases risks associated with diverticulitis including open surgeries and mortality, according to new research.

From nut consumption to abnormal bowel habits, test your knowledge of the latest research in obesity with this quick quiz.