July 31, 2025 — It was fascinating yesterday hearing former FDA Commissioner David Kessler close out a symposium on food noise, chatting about his views on healthy weight. He marvelled at the size of the problem and how, after years of studying it, people have difficulty with agreeing on a definition for “clinical obesity.” How hard can it be? […]
July 30, 2025 — Monday, Reuters reported that Novo Nordisk has been seeing a bump in prescription volume for Wegovy because FDA had ordered an end to the widespread sale of compounded semaglutide on May 22. New Wegovy prescriptions were up 33%, the report said. But they went on to say that investors were looking for more assurance of […]
July 29, 2025 — We have a problem with the word obesity. The we in this thought is all of us, because after decades of watching the prevalence of obesity grow, people are still phobic about obesity when it comes close to home. Research tells us that obesity is not the worst word we can use to talk about […]
July 28, 2025 — It is easy to find advice to cut red meat consumption for quite a variety of reasons – including to reduce a person’s risk for weight gain and obesity. AARP advises that “meat is particularly problematic for putting on pounds because it contains protein and saturated fat, both of which promote weight gain.” Obesity is […]
July 27, 2025 — At the dawn of the second day of YWM2025 yesterday, a panel of people sharing diverse advocacy experiences began the day. Tracy Zvenyach, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) Director of Policy, chaired the session. Abrianna Wolfgram, Laura Gomez, Liz Paul, and Sarah Bramblette made the panel complete. Each of them had a unique story to […]
July 26, 2025 — Bob Kushner knows a thing or two about the complexity and challenge of obesity and clinical care for this disease. He’s written 15 books, 56 chapters, and hundreds of scientific articles about it. But the unique thing he brought yesterday was a skill for explaining the complexity of obesity in plain language that real people […]
July 25, 2025 — It isn’t easy. But it is getting better. The OAC Your Weight Matters (YWM) Convention is getting underway in earnest this morning with a full program of education, support, and advocacy for all of the people affected by obesity. This occasion celebrates 20 years of the OAC’s work. Yesterday, early arrivers set out on Capitol […]
July 24, 2025 — For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may sound simple, it’s not only ineffective for many, it can be deeply misleading and damaging. Obesity is not just about willpower. It’s a complex, chronic, relapsing condition, and it affects around 26.5% of […]
July 23, 2025 — This week in Washington, DC, advocates for persons living with obesity from all over America will come together to speak with their elected representative about the reintroduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) in both the U.S. Senate and House. This is an important, bipartisan effort to address the harm of obesity to […]
July 22, 2025 — Since forever we have known that obesity is a highly heritable disease. Genes are important, though not solely determinative. They set the table for obesity, but for the most part, it is the environment that serves it up. That’s because the genetic basis for obesity usually comes from multiple genes, not a single gene. So […]
