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Disorders like diabetes and obesity have reached pandemic proportions globally. However, this problem is a little different in some tropical countries especially in the south Asian region. Countries like India and China have the leading number of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus but paradoxically a much lower number of people with obesity (as defined by body mass index). This paradox is partly explained…

I'm starting this page to serve as a central repository of significant concrete facts about obesity. I'm making this a page because I anticipate frequently updating it as necessary. The…

With the Biden administration pushing for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s, analysts disagree on whether it will decrease obesity costs.

Medicare doesn't need to cover Ozempic. It needs to take Ozempic.

Liraglutide benefits brain activity in people with obesity

As the obesity epidemic continues rising, many physicians recognize the urgent need for specialized training beyond traditional weight loss advice.

Obesity—the bad word everyone throws around, but few want to truly understand. The American Academy of Pediatricians thought they had it all figured out with their shiny new treatment guidelines. However, those "evidence-based" recommendations came crashing down faster than a late-night fast food binge. Instead of slapping on BMI labels like outdated fashion trends, we should think about what's really feeding the…

Teach the controversy?

Our addiction to information is clogging up our minds with harmful junk

A state-by-state look at adult obesity rates highlights the necessity of public health support at a more localized level.

America's obesity rate looks to be plateauing—again.

Review Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Obesity in Pregnancy

Continuing my inquiry into this matter, one question that hasn't been satisfactorily answered is why has the obesity rate shot up in the past few decades? As I've made plain in previous…

Obesity and its associated metabolic diseases have had devastating health consequences on modern society.

2023 highlights included new FDA approvals, more drugs in development, and a pivot away from BMI

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are massively popular. Doctors can't agree on whether that's a good thing.

The growing number of options for managing obesity raises important clinical concerns for primary care clinicians.

Dr. Fatima Stanford, who sits on Biden's 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, appeared on corporate media to share her lived experiences as a fat propagandist....

A new report from House Republicans says obesity will cost us up to $9.1 trillion in medical costs over the next decade.