Weight Management

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Obesity – One of the Most Misunderstood Diseases in Medicine

Dr. Robert Kushner December 14, 2025 No Comments

Despite the many recent breakthroughs in obesity medicine, misunderstandings about the disease of obesity persist among patients, clinicians and insurance providers. The disease of obesity is a complex, relapsing condition that requires multimodal therapies. It is not a personal choice or a failure of willpower. And yet people with obesity can be blamed and shamed

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Do GLP-1 Medications Hold Promise for Older Adults?

Dr. Robert Kushner December 3, 2025 No Comments

Obesity affects nearly 40% of Americans age 65 and over, leading to an increased occurrence of heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, and impaired mobility among many weight-related diseases and complications. Though using a GLP-1 medication in this age group is an effective treatment for weight reduction, these drugs can also cause reduced muscle mass

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From Weight Loss to Health Gain with New GLP-1 Obesity Medications

Dr. Robert Kushner October 28, 2025 No Comments

The new, highly effective injectable obesity medications have brought a new focus to the advancing field of obesity medicine. Health care professionals from multiple specialties are moving beyond weight loss to focus more on health gains. That’s because the research is clear regarding the many health benefits of taking GLP-1 medications. Clinicians are doing their

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What is Patient-Centered Weight Management?

Dr. Robert Kushner September 15, 2025 No Comments

Patient-centered weight management is tailored, personalized care. It’s what I’ve been practicing, teaching and researching for over 4 decades. It’s also the title of my new book, Patient-Centered Weight Management, published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This book is an extension of my passionate desire to educate clinicians on improving the lives of

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Dance Checks All the Boxes for Good Health

Dr. Robert Kushner August 14, 2025 No Comments

We’ve known for a long time that the more you enjoy your healthier lifestyle, the better chances you’ll have of making health habits that can last a lifetime. Over 10 years ago, I took up ballroom dancing with my wife Nancy, who’s also my Patient-Centered Weight Management and Six Factors to Fit co-author. We immediately

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Weight Management Care that Fits

Dr. Robert Kushner June 16, 2025 No Comments

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 end, I’m excited to share that I have a new book for healthcare professionals coming soon, titled Patient-Centered Weight Management: The Six Factor Professional Program

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New Treatments for Often Unrecognized Health Complications of Obesity

Dr. Robert Kushner June 11, 2025 No Comments

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 the complications may go unnoticed but have been shown to improve with treatment by one of the new highly effective obesity medications: Sleep apnea, a

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Take a Closer Look at the Advancing Field of Lifestyle Medicine

Dr. Robert Kushner June 10, 2025 No Comments

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, our just-released book for health care professionals edited by Jeffrey Mechanick and myself. We were fortunate to have industry leaders author cutting-edge information in each

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Are You Doing this One Essential Strategy for a Healthy Lifestyle?

Dr. Robert Kushner May 6, 2025 No Comments

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 hard for you to carry out your healthy lifestyle behaviors. In my 40+ year career helping patients manage weight and boost health, PLANNING AHEAD has

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Enjoy the Benefits of a Physically Active Lifestyle

Dr. Robert Kushner April 7, 2025 No Comments

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 top risk factor for developing diabetes, weight gain, obesity, increased blood fats, cardiovascular disease, some forms of cancer, depression, and even premature death. Did you