March 5, 2025 — FDA seems to be moving toward giving more and more attention to accurate drug labeling for people with obesity. Yesterday, Medscape published a deep exploration of this issue. The timing coincided nicely with Obesity Care Week and World Obesity Day, Responding to Medscape Medical News, FDA made reference to a workshop they sponsored on the […]
March 4, 2025 — It is about time. The world is waking up to the realization that rising global obesity is not a problem of personal failures. Rather, it is the product of systems with the unintended effect of promoting obesity while denying people care for this chronic disease. At the heart of World Obesity Day 2025 is the […]
March 3, 2025 — Today marks the first day of Obesity Care Week. This is a time to recognize the importance of high-quality, science-based, and compassionate care for people living with obesity. True commitment to care means embracing advocacy, evidence-based treatment, and respect for individuals affected by this chronic disease. Organizations like the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and The […]
March 2, 2025 — Stuff happens. That was the response of a cynical U.S. health secretary last week to the needless death of a child from measles in the midst of an outbreak growing worse in Texas and New Mexico. The situation tells us the cost of cynicism can be death – in this case, the death of an […]
March 1, 2025 — CDC recently told us that diagnoses of diabetes have been rising – very much in line with the decades-long rise in obesity prevalence. As if that news were not sufficiently troubling, a research letter in JAMA this week tells us that adequate control of diabetes is going down. Most of that decline is happening in […]
February 28, 2025 — Typically, the news we read about adherence to dietary advice is a little depressing. We read report after report saying our diets are terrible. But here is a bright spot. For some time now, doctors – especially pediatricians – have been telling us: “Juice is not healthy.” Whole fruit is better. Surprisingly, people seem to […]
February 27, 2025 — More than a decade ago, targeting amylin receptors for treating obesity looked like hot opportunity. Amylin, a peptide hormone co-secreted with insulin by pancreatic beta cells, plays a role in regulating satiety and food intake. An amylin analog, pramlintide, gained FDA approval for treating diabetes. But efforts to develop it for treating obesity never quite […]
February 26, 2025 — Just days after an FDA ruling that will force most compounders out of the market for obesity medicines, Eli Lilly announced yet another carefully calibrated price cut for its Zepbound brand of tirzepatide. These are direct-to-consumer prices for the product packaged in vials. Specifically, Lilly offered up two new, higher dose vials at a reduced […]
February 25, 2025 — A concern is surfacing as obesity treatments become more and more effective. The measurement for success has long been percent weight loss. But thoughtful people have always known that the right target for obesity care was actually improved health. It was okay to focus on weight as a measure of effectiveness when the the effect […]
February 24, 2025 — Microgreens, those tiny, tender plants harvested just days after germination, are making a big splash in both the culinary and health worlds. Beyond their vibrant flavors and colors, these miniature greens score quite well in terms of nutrition and benefits to the environment. A new study in Scientific Reports tells us the the trend toward […]
