January 14, 2026 — It’s a neat trick. The newest kid on the block in obesity care is part of the oldest in the diabetes neighborhood. It is the Obesity Association of the American Diabetes Association. And yesterday, the OA of the ADA showed that it can play well with others by publishing landmark Standards of Care for obesity […]
November 8, 2025 — This has been quite a week and the ideas we take home from ObesityWeek 2025 come from both inside and outside of the event in Atlanta. It is a reflection of the fact that the work of cloistered insiders in obesity is and will continue to have large effects in the larger world outside of […]
September 8, 2025 — For a long time, the relatively few people with deep commitment to obesity care knew that multimodal therapy was necessary. Bariatric surgery centers of excellence assembled teams to deliver nutrition, mental health, and physical therapy support. But persistence with follow-up was often disappointing. Now, though, something different is emerging. Suddenly, multimodal therapy is the hot […]
August 12, 2025 — Yesterday the Canadian Medical Association Journal and Obesity Canada published new clinical guidance for obesity medicines – a leap forward that reflects great clinical progress in pharmacotherapy. This is the second revision to the chapter on pharmacotherapy since the Canadian guideline for adult obesity care was first published in 2020. The chapter was also updated […]
May 9, 2024 — We’re packing our bags for Venice, where the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) will start in just a few days. A lot will be coming at us in a short space of time, so taking time to set some priorities is essential. Thus, we have a short list of things that we’ll be seeking […]
March 14, 2024 — Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting young women, with effects that can span from adolescence to life after menopause. It is a complex condition and despite being so common, it’s still poorly understood. Quite often, obesity occurs coincidentally with PCOS. This coincidence has led to the kind of mistakes that […]
September 26, 2023 — A leftover from the days of moral panic about obesity is the designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Month. The intentions were good but with prevention as the sole focus, families and youth already living with severe obesity got the message. They did not really count. But at the YWM 2023 Engage convention, OAC […]
March 15, 2023 — One of the most disappointing responses to the new guideline for obesity care in children and adolescents came from the Academy of Eating Disorders. Shortly after AAP published its evidence-based guideline for obesity care, the Academy for Eating Disorders issued a press release to criticize it. But their criticism used speculation rather than data to […]
February 13, 2023 — Perhaps you’ve noticed. Our lives, especially our professional lives, have an abundant supply of hostility these days. So seriously, should we be surprised by the anger welling up from people with strong feelings about guidance on medical care for young persons who face health issues because of obesity? No. But learning from this anger might […]
February 10, 2023 — We are in the midst of a fundamental change in the understanding of obesity. Years of hand-wringing – with urgent calls to eat less and move more – promoted weight stigma more than it reduced obesity prevalence. To counter this, the trademarked Health at Every Size (HAES) movement rose up to call out the mistake […]
