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Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Are They Related?
Are sleep apnea and obesity related? Current statistics indicate that 70% of U.S. citizens are medically classified as having overweight or obesity (NIH, 2017). Overweight…
American Medical Association House of Delegates Approves Resolution to Remove More Barriers to Obesity Treatment
Obesity Medicine Association cites off-label drug restrictions as out-of-date and harmful to patients CHICAGO (June 12, 2018)—The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates today…
What Causes Obesity?
Obesity1 is a complex medical disease, not a lifestyle choice. So what causes obesity? Obesity is caused by the accumulation of fat cells (adiposity), which…
Diseases Related to Obesity
Obesity is the most common chronic disease in the United States. Currently, nearly 40% of the U.S. adult population suffers from obesity. This number is…
Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is a common medical condition that affects more than one-third of U.S. adults (1). The treatment for obesity includes nutrition, physical activity, behavioral changes,…
Weight Loss Programs That Work
When looking for weight loss programs that work, knowing what components are key to success is very important. The first step is an assessment and…
How to Lose Weight
Obesity is the most common medical disease affecting about one-third of the population, so knowing how to lose weight and treat this condition is very…
Dr. Wendy Scinta, OMA President, Featured in Advances in Therapy
Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FOMA, who is the president of the Obesity Medicine Association and an obesity medicine physician in Fayetteville, N.Y., contributed to the…
Definition of Obesity
Webster’s dictionary defines obesity as “a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body.” The Obesity Medicine Association’s definition of…