Obesity Management for People with Desk Jobs
Published Date: July 1, 2022The Problem Obesity has been a long-fought battle in the United States. In 2020, the CDC estimated an obesity prevalence of 41.9% (1). This prevalence…
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Chronic Disease of Obesity
OCC Advocacy Report | July 2022
Published Date: June 29, 2022Support for TROA Continues to Grow At the time of this report, the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) had reached 167 total House andSenate…
American Medical Association Takes Action on Obesity
Published Date: June 15, 2022The American Medical Association (AMA) house of delegates moved to elevate the disease of obesity for immediate action by the AMA Board. Initially envisioned as…
Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Published Date: May 31, 2022The second-largest organ in the body, the liver, is essential for our digestive system. Its function is to break down food, store energy and remove waste…
Obesity Medicine 2022 Spring Conference Review
Published Date: May 13, 2022With every OMA conference I go to, I always leave feeling invigorated and brimming with new ideas to bring back to my patients – Atlanta is no exception.
Benefits Of Fiber-Rich Foods For Weight Loss | Obesity Medicine
Published Date: March 1, 2022Dietary fiber has a much bigger role to play in health and isn’t just in the management of constipation. Several scientific studies and research now…
Is BMI Outdated? An Analysis of Body Mass Index and Health
Published Date: February 24, 2022Does your health care provider talk to you about your Body Mass Index (BMI) and do you know what it really means? Widely criticized as…
Understanding The Dietary Inflammatory Index & Foods That Reduce Stress
Published Date: February 14, 2022Raise your hand if you know the best way to de-stress. Alcohol? Dessert? How about consulting with the dietary inflammatory index first? For those who…
Where Do We Go From Here: Impact of Racism & Racial Disparities on Obesity Rates in African Americans & Clinical Implications
Published Date: January 20, 2022The past few years were filled with many emotions as we adjusted to living through the COVID-19 pandemic. In the US we were also forced…
Understanding Pre-obesity and Overweight in the LGBTQ+ Community
Published Date: November 11, 2021LGBTQ, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning, as the acronym suggests, is a large minority group in the United States that also…