United States Army Veteran Michael Smith has a great deal to be proud of these days. He walks a mile every Saturday, he can collect his groceries from the…
Each month, the OMA Pediatric Committee reviews a pediatric-focused obesity research update to help keep you up to date about the latest findings. This month’s addresses obesity…
Bias, stigma, and frank discrimination against persons living with obesity are widespread in our society. We are bombarded with ever-increasing direct and indirect messages praising…
The Obesity Medicine Association, International and Diversity Committee, has created a number of cultural Healthy Eating Guides to be a resource to clinicians to aid…
Does your health care provider talk to you about your Body Mass Index (BMI) and do you know what it really means? Widely criticized as…
The 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…
LGBTQ, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning, as the acronym suggests, is a large minority group in the United States that also…
Obesity 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…
With the holidays just around the corner, Obesity Medicine Association wishes you a Happy Holiday Season! Each community celebrates different festivals and traditions this time…
The HHS Office on Women’s Health and OMA are excited to recognize National Women’s Health Week May 9-15, 2021. This year’s theme, Ending the Epidemic…