The complex, multifactorial, chronic disease of obesity affects approximately 20% of children and adolescents in the U.S. Recent guidelines recommend optimizing diagnosis and treatment to improve ...

A deep dive into the scientific shift toward multi-target obesity therapeutics and its implications for metabolic health and disease prevention.

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking heated debates in science, media, and beyond. But does this ...

We will review the current state of pediatric obesity and recent trends. We will discuss the multifactorial nature and pathology of obesity and abnormal weight gain. Hanna will share the application ...

Yarickza Lopez, MSN, NP-C, is a board-certified nurse practitioner and obesity and culinary medicine specialist dedicated to advancing evidence-based approaches to obesity treatment. With over 14 ...

Seventy-three million Americans are obese —a startling statistic that becomes more than a number in our day-to-day clinical lives as we treat patients suffering from the sequelae of this epidemic: ...

Bharath Sagar Selvaraj is an Iowa medical doctor. Iowa, renowned for its agriculture, consistently ranks first in the production of beef, pork, corn, soybeans, and grains, anchoring the state as a ...

As a 34-year-old based in Jakarta, Rosa “Ocha” Wardani is all too familiar with how the local society treats someone referred to as plus-size. After having her third child in 2018, she was well aware ...