Take a Closer Look at the Advancing Field of Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is the nonpharmacological and nonprocedural management of chronic diseases that is practiced across many specialties in healthcare, as discussed in Lifestyle Medicine: Closing Research, Practice and Knowledge Gaps,...
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Are You Doing this One Essential Strategy for a Healthy Lifestyle?

We live in an obesogenic environment where high calorie foods are plentiful and physical activity has been engineered out of our daily lives. Despite your best intentions, this makes it...
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Enjoy the Benefits of a Physically Active Lifestyle

Sitting less and moving more are universal healthy lifestyle goals for everyone – even if you’re already losing weight on one of the newer obesity medications. Prolonged sitting is a...
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Rotate and Repeat: A Healthy Meal Planning Strategy

Planning your meals and snacks is a proven strategy for eating better and improving health. Though this does take some time, it doesn‘t have to be time intensive. In this...
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New Research, New Reasons to Discuss Obesity Medications with Your Health Care Provider

It’s no secret that the new, highly effective injectable obesity medications have impressive weight loss benefits. This has led millions of people who struggle with weight to ask their health...
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Food Noise: A New Name for an Old Problem

For the past 4 decades, I have treated patients who struggle with weight. And I have also identified a subset of individuals who are more tempted by the obesogenic food...
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Is Waist Size Measurement the New Obesity Care Vital Sign?

If you struggle with excess weight, most likely your health care visits include measurements of your weight, height, and blood pressure, as well as a calculation of your BMI (body...
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New Report Advances the Conversation on Obesity Care

Consensus is hard. As a member of the Lancet Commission on Definition and Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity among 58 experts from around the world, our just released report aims...
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