Weight Management Care that Fits

As a leader in obesity medicine, I have been passionate about educating clinicians on the best practices of providing care to their patients who are living with obesity. Toward that...
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New Treatments for Often Unrecognized Health Complications of Obesity

Recently published papers and news articles are covering exciting findings related to obesity complications, co-morbidities and treatments. There are over 200 such complications that are related to obesity. Three of...
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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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