July 5, 2025 — We do admire folks who are willing to go out on a limb and put work into a subject as tough as the tensions between care for eating disorders and obesity. In a thoughtful new book, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Natasha Schvey, Robyn Pashby, and Natasha Burke are turning the page on an unhelpful “food fight.” Though […]
June 25, 2025 — For the last 18 months, some of the smartest people we know in the realm of obesity policy have been busy drawing a map. Their map, announced today, shows the way for transforming obesity care through three solution areas. These include creating engagement, building capabilities, and delivering integrated care. It comes from the Center for […]
June 21, 2025 — “It takes a village to create standards of care,” said Nuha Ali El Sayed as she opened a symposium on the emerging standards of care for obesity. Truer words were never spoken. Defining these standards is tricky. That’s because they they need to reflect both what is desirable and a standard that good health professionals […]
June 12, 2025 — It is undeniable that obesity is a complex, chronic disease. When we gather people from all over the world who understand obesity, this is the number one thing everyone can agree upon. And yet, when we sit down to talk about models for health systems delivering obesity care, it is more likely that folks who […]
May 19, 2025 — Obesity care is in the midst of an awkward but critical transition. Standards of care for obesity are leaking out from specialists in obesity medicine through a process of translation to the setting of primary care for the masses. Primary care for obesity will draw upon the authoritative work of organizations like Obesity Canada, The […]
May 16, 2025 — This week the European Congress on Obesity drew spectacular crowds. Of course, hanging in there for the final day of any congress is a challenge, but the closing day of ECO2025 rewarded stalwarts with excellent insights into the promise of precision obesity medicine. The Genetic Contribution to Obesity Although it was not intended as a […]
April 30, 2025 — Mass market compounding of semaglutide and tirzepatide is pretty much a thing of the past. As that chapter in the story of inadequate access to care closes, it seems that Novo Nordisk is ready to go all in with telehealth deals to make up some lost ground. Their press release spells it out: “Today, Novo […]
April 14, 2025 — The first update to Canadian guidelines for pediatric obesity in two decades is out today. The authors grounded them in the best available science. They crafted them with the values of children and families at the center of their process. In short, these are very solid guidelines. But there’s just one little problem. The scarce […]
March 24, 2025 — There’s no denying it. More people are getting access to care for obesity than ever before. In part this is because health professionals have a range of tools for providing that care. GLP-1 agonists like semaglutide and tirzepatide are a big part of that.But those drugs carry a price tag that is blowing up pharmacy […]
March 20, 2025 — It’s unmistakable. A quick look at the upcoming meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Chicago tells us that obesity care has a growing role in cardiology. The meeting starts March 29 and a total of 27 educational sessions will focus on obesity. Three late breaking publications – two for semaglutide and one for […]
