January 28, 2015 — About a month ago, the highest court of the European Union touched off a fierce debate about the relationship between obesity and disabilities. Today, all of the major organizations with expertise in obesity have stepped forward to clear up some of the silliness that came out of that debate. The Obesity Society, the Obesity Action Coalition, […]
December 7, 2014 — Across the spectrum of allied health professionals, dietitians stand out as best suited to provide weight management counseling to people with obesity. No, that’s not PR from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It’s the finding of research from Johns Hopkins just published in Obesity. Sara Bleich and colleagues conducted a study with 500 health professionals […]
November 16, 2014 — UPDATE 11/19/2014: CDC spokesperson Brittany Behm confirms that CDC has taken down this website for review. She said “the recent attention to the LEAN Works! program caused us to put this part of the website at the top of the list for review, hence why it is currently down. The potential misuse of this information […]
October 21, 2014 — A simmering controversy in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics brought out issues of food industry influence, integrity, and respect in a lively session yesterday at FNCE 2014 (the Academy’s annual meeting in Atlanta). Academy President Sonja Connor moderated the session, which should tell you how seriously the Academy is taking this subject. Joy Bauer opened the […]
October 20, 2014 — BMI (body mass index) is a tool that everybody loves to hate. And despite all the problems we have with it and plenty of other options, we can’t seem to let it go. That’s the conclusion that Steven Heymfield and Scott Going presented to an auditorium packed with dietitians at the annual meeting of the Academy of […]
August 12, 2014 — The folks who brought you billboards saying “Fat Kids Become Fat Adults” are back in the news because of a fat shaming video that’s getting lots of play on YouTube this week. This video seems to direct more of the shame toward the parents. It traces the roots of an young adult’s obesity back to […]
August 9, 2014 — Chippuccino is coming to a store near you. Seriously. Along with Bacon Mac & Cheese, Wavy Mango Salsa, and Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger chips, Frito-Lay is now shipping Cappuccino potato chips to supermarkets around the U.S. Those four flavors were the winners from thousands of submissions in the Lays Do Us a Flavor contest, which […]
June 1, 2014 — Health insurance penalties for pre-existing conditions are supposed to be a thing of the past under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA or Obamacare). And things are clearly much better for people who used to be all but uninsurable because of a pre-existing condition. Even so, ingenious insurers are finding ways to make people pay extra […]
April 26, 2014 — Obesity under control? Such claims are premature, said ConscienHealth founder Ted Kyle Friday in a presentation to the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. A steady stream of headlines claiming that initiatives against childhood obesity are working or that the total rate of obesity is leveling off, leaves the public with a false impression that […]
March 31, 2014 — The Public Policy Workshop of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics convened Sunday in Washington and two of the top issues relate to the need to treat obesity as a matter of health, rather than simply wait for complications. Approximately 400 nutrition professionals from all over the country will be visiting their senators and representatives […]
