Posts Tagged ‘unintentional weight loss’

Weight and Health: Picking the Right Target in Obesity Care

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 […]

Unwanted Weight Loss Is Cause for Concern (duh)

April 13, 2023 — This news just rolled in from the department of DUH at JAMA Network Open. Unwanted weight loss in older persons is a cause for concern. Perhaps some people have sailed through life without seeing a loved one wither when they suffer a devastating illness. But for most of us, this is not a big news […]