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.
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Chronic Disease of Obesity
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Is BMI Outdated?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…
Veterans Affected by Obesity
Published Date: November 10, 2021Obesity affects members who served in the US Military (US veterans) at a higher rate than the general population. Military enlists are a pre-selected group…
Semaglutide for Treatment of Obesity
Published Date: October 18, 2021We now have a “Miracle Pen”! A pre-filled pen that is loaded with a brand new addition to the armamentarium of medicines to aid in…
Tips for the Teens – National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Published Date: September 30, 2021Obesity continues to be a growing issue not only for adults but also for children. The number of children affected by childhood obesity is 12.7…
5 Common Weight Loss Medications & Their Side Effects
Published Date: June 30, 20215 Commonly Used Weight Loss Medications Medication for weight loss is a valuable tool to help lose weight and keep it off. For many patients…