The Influence of Food Insecurity on Obesity: A Call to Action
Published Date: June 30, 2023Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are defined as “the conditions in the environment where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age that…
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The OBSERVE Study: Insights into Anti-Obesity Medication Perceptions and Barriers
Published Date: June 21, 2023Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company Since the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease in 2013, we have seen significant progress in…
Does Class III Obesity Qualify as a Disability?
Published Date: June 20, 2023As societies confront the complexities of obesity, questions about the classification of obesity as a disability have come to the forefront. Disability, traditionally understood as…
The Dual Pandemic: Unraveling the Complex Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
Published Date: June 20, 2023Obesity is a chronic disease that can lead to a multitude of metabolic complications such as hypertension and high cholesterol, as well as mechanical complications such…
Obesity Management Team
Published Date: June 20, 2023Optimal treatment of obesity involves a multidisciplinary team, here in the US that often follows the Chronic Care Model (CCM) of health care delivery. The…
Behavioral Therapies to Address Stress Eating in Patients with Obesity
Published Date: May 9, 2023Traditional behavioral therapy is one of the Four Pillars. Depending on your practice environment, you may have access to a multidisciplinary team to address the…
A Guide to Obesity Prevention and the Outcomes
Published Date: December 7, 2022Nermeen Asham, BScN, RN, and the Obesity Medicine Association have created an infographic guide for Obesity Prevention and the Outcomes. It is intended to be…
One OMA Member’s Journey to Obesity Medicine
Published Date: September 12, 2022OMA Member, Geetha Kamath, MD, FACP, ABOM, ABLM, shares her journey to practicing obesity medicine. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with…
Social Stigma of Obesity – How to Manage in a Clinical Setting
Published Date: July 7, 2022Bias, 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…
Changes in Medicare Physicians Spending During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published Date: May 5, 2021A recent report from the AMA summarized the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the spending and use of Medicare physician services through the first…