December 31, 2025 — This has been quite a year that we are closing out on this New Year’s Eve. As we start another new year, we will be leaving behind an ample collection of curses we suffered and blessings we enjoyed in 2025. No doubt, you have your list. So here is our own brief list of the […]
December 30, 2025 — Everyone seems to know it. We need something better than BMI to serve as a clinical index for the diagnosis of obesity. But getting them to move on is like herding millions of cats. Agreement on the substitute and movement toward it is hard to find. In Search of an Alternative Writing on Medscape, obesity […]
December 29, 2025 — “Obesity, in particular, stands out as a modifiable risk factor,” says a recent article on modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for breast cancer. Why is this phrase, so often used to define obesity, such an irritant? This is a catchphrase with a lot of history and it’s that history that is the source of friction. […]
December 28, 2025 — Yet another careful study of shifts in spending on food and restaurant purchases tells us that yes indeed, GLP-1s will likely reshape markets for food. Food systems already feel it and are beginning to adapt. But truthfully, this is probably just a faint, flickering indication of what’s to come. A Careful Analysis of Food Purchasing […]
December 27, 2025 — This was a year of great change in nutrition, physical activity, and wellness. RFK Jr. and his MAHA agenda came in with the new administration, “guns-a-blazing,” as our president might say. The result has been some very interesting cross-currents and attention-grabbing headlines. Here are five of the biggest stories we’ve been watching this year. 1. […]
December 26, 2025 — This year is quickly winding down and with it, some unpleasant memories may, thankfully, fade. But for our interest in obesity and health, 2025 has been a very eventful year of progress, with five milestones that are particular standouts. So let’s pause and celebrate this progress. 1. Global Embrace of Obesity Care Perhaps the biggest […]
December 25, 2025 — On this Christmas Day, we have a simple wish. It is the wish that equitable access to obesity care, free from stigma and blame, should be available to all. Right now, that is clearly not true. And there’s a lot to suggest that the trends are headed in precisely the wrong direction. Skimming the Cream […]
December 24, 2025 — It is no secret that alcohol use disorder is a risk after metabolic and bariatric surgery. The risk rises as time passes after surgery, with one study finding three percent of patients followed for a median of six years having one alcohol use disorder diagnosis in their medical records. Another study found that three years […]
December 23, 2025 — We strongly suspect that advanced oral obesity medicines may be a defining milestone for 2026. This is because they have the potential to fill an important gap in obesity therapy – the unmet need for therapies that people can persistently take to maintain control of this chronic disease. Late yesterday, FDA granted approval for the […]
December 22, 2025 — We’ve had a lot to write about this year and you, our readers, have been doing a lot of reading. This running commentary is simply a labor of love. We don’t sell advertising or anything else here, but we do take pleasure when you read what we write and we do pay attention. So with […]
