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Pediatric Obesity Research Update | Obesity and Diabetes
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 update addresses pediatric…
OCC Advocacy Report | October 2022
Finance Committee Chair Wyden Asks CBO to Score the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act During September, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) requested that…
How does your brain affect your weight loss journey?
Many people have heard about the reward pathway in our brains, the path that gets stimulated by a reward and makes us want to do…
Top 5 Things I Learned by Being Part of OMA Committees
Over the past year, I took my OMA membership to the next level by participating in two OMA Committees. Here are some of the things…
After the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Obesity Medicine Association urges additional action be taken to address the obesity epidemic.
Denver, CO – The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) responds to the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which set forth important strategies…
Pediatric Obesity Research Update | Obesity and Hispanic Children and Families
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…
Bariatric Surgery: A Treatment for Diabetes?
Nearly 40 million persons in the United States are affected by diabetes. Incredible strides have been made in the treatment of diabetes in recent years, and…
One OMA Member's Journey to Obesity Medicine
OMA Member, Geetha Kamath, MD, FACP, ABOM, ABLM, shares her journey to practicing obesity medicine. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with…
Obesity Medicine Association publishes a Clinical Practice Statement identifying 30 “Obesity Myths.”
Obesity is one of the least understood, chronic metabolic diseases. In a Clinical Practice Statement, The Obesity Medicine Association has identified 30 of the more…