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Treating Patients with Diseases Related to Obesity
Two hundred diseases are associated with the disease of obesity. Obesity is a complex disease that directly and indirectly affects many body systems. Some diseases are…
The Dual Epidemic: Unraveling the Complex Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
Obesity 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
Optimal treatment of obesity involves a multidisciplinary team, here in the US that often follows the Chronic Care Model (CCM) of health care delivery. The…
How much physical activity is needed for weight loss, weight loss maintenance, and weight gain prevention?
High physical activity levels (PAL) or exercise training (ET) should be an integral part of any treatment plan for individuals regardless of weight loss goals…
Women’s Mental Health and Obesity
Obesity is a complex disease that affects a large proportion of the global population. While obesity is often linked to physical health problems such as…
Insights from the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference
Experts share their perspectives on obesity care, stigma, coaching skills, protein synthesis, and BMI limitations at the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference in Manhattan. The bustling…
Behavioral Therapies to Address Stress Eating in Patients with Obesity
Traditional behavioral therapy is one of the Four Pillars. Depending on your practice environment, you may have access to a multidisciplinary team to address the…
Shifting from “Morbid Obesity” to “Class III Obesity”
Understand the definition of morbid obesity, which healthcare providers are shifting to refer to as Class III obesity or severe obesity.
Obesity and Pain Management: How to Treat Pain in Patients with Obesity
Obesity is defined as a chronic, relapsing, multi-factorial, neurobehavioral disease, wherein an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass physical…