Archive for November, 2013

Three Highlights of Tuesday at Obesity Week 2013

November 13, 2013 — Tuesday at Obesity Week 2013 brought a sharp discussion of employer wellness programs, an examination how food technology might help with obesity, and new obesity treatment guidelines with thanks and recognition for Donna Ryan, who helped lead the process. Advocacy Forum: Employer Wellness Programs. A crowd of policy advocates and Obesity Week attendees engaged in […]

Employer Wellness: Carrots, Sticks, and Elevator Speeches

November 13, 2013 — At yesterday’s Obesity Week 2013 Advocacy Forum, an engaged panel explored the potential benefits and pitfalls of employer wellness programs. Obesity Society advocacy advisor Ted Kyle chaired and organized the panel. Joe Nadglowski, president and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, kicked off the debate, declaring himself “a skeptic” when it comes to the value of […]

Three Things That Matter: Policy, Bias, and Research

November 12, 2013 — As the Obesity Week 2013 program gains momentum in Atlanta, you’ll find three things that matter to ConscienHealth on the agenda: policy, bias, and research. ConscienHealth and our collaborators are presenting five studies on these subjects. On the subject of obesity policy, we’re presenting a study of “Employer Wellness Programs, Weight Outcome Hurdles, and Obesity Treatment […]

Get Your Obesity Week 2013 Abstract Books Here

November 11, 2013 — If you are like us and you’re registered for Obesity Week 2013, you might have ignored an email last week from Obesity Week titled “Obesity Week Handouts are now available!” Sure the exclamation point grabs attention, but the first line of the email says it’s about ASMBS handouts being available. That was a signal to […]

Past Time to Stop Mocking Obesity

November 11, 2013 — Time Magazine’s cover this week reminds us how hard it is to stop mocking obesity and start dealing with it as a disease. With New Jersey governor Chris Christie looking more likely as a 2016 presidential candidate, Time ran a cover photo of Christie emblazoned with “The Elephant in the Room” for a headline. We’re not […]

3 Reasons You Should Care About Brown Fat

November 10, 2013 — One of the highlights of Obesity Week coming up in Atlanta will be a keynote on beige and brown fat delivered by Bruce Spiegelman of Harvard Medical School. Perhaps you know all there is to know about brown fat and its cousins. But maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I care? Here’s three reasons. For a […]

5 Foods That Still Have Trans Fats, But Not for Long

November 9, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that they will declare trans fats unsafe for use in food products. This move comes seven years after New York City banned trans fats from restaurants. Back in 2006, some nutrition experts worried that banning trans fats would lead to consumption of more saturated fats. […]

Marketing Pressure Squeezing Pepsi and Coke

November 8, 2013 — The marketing pressure squeezing Pepsi and Coke may complete the work that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could not. Consumer and medical marketing research by the Credit Suisse Research Institute found that an overwhelming majority of doctors in the U.S., U.K., and Asia tie sugar consumption to obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. With […]

10 Highlights of Obesity Week Not to Miss

November 7, 2013 — The first ever Obesity Week meeting opens on Monday in Atlanta and runs for the entire week at the Georgia World Congress Center. With both the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Obesity Society meeting at once, you’ll need to plan very carefully if you’re going to be sure you don’t miss […]

America’s Top 5 Favorite Foods — Reshuffled

November 7, 2013 — Healthy eating advice seems to be reshuffling the list of America’s top five favorite foods. Fruit is up, juice is down, veggies are flat. That’s the news from the NPD Group, which just published their latest report on eating patterns in America. In the last ten years, fruit has moved up the list, passing milk, […]