Obesity and Weight Management Perspective

• 6 Tips to Empower Patients to Stick to Their Resolutions Most patients find their resolutions fizzling out by January 19, but there are tools that clinicians can offer their patients to help them reach their health goals.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 03, 2023
• Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Obesity or Vice Versa? Vitamin D deficiency has been cited as a possible cause of obesity. Dr Caroline Apovian talks about vitamin D and whether it has a role in obesity development.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 27, 2022
• 'Making Targets Easier to Achieve' Key in Diabetes Care   Anne L. Peters, MD, discusses how the new updates to the American Diabetes Association 2023 Standards of Care in Diabetes can help clinicians improve patient care.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 22, 2022
• Targeting Diabetes Care in Underserved, Underresourced Areas Black and Hispanic people are more likely to live in food deserts and have challenges accessing healthcare. Community-based programs are seeking to address the disparity.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 21, 2022
• Decoding Mechanisms of Diabetic Embryopathy Suggests Therapeutic Targets Experts discuss the characteristics of embryos from women with diabetes.
  MDedge, December 21, 2022
• 2022's Top 10 Gastroenterology Publications This year's finest offerings were headlined by key practice guidelines from ACG and AGA, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 20, 2022
• Bacterial Infections and the Link to PCOS Dr Plotzker discusses intriguing studies examining the link between bacterial infections and PCOS.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 20, 2022
• How to Distinguish Among COVID, Flu, and RSV An obese woman with type-2 diabetes presents with fever, cough, myalgias, and fatigue. What is the most important first step in her care?
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 15, 2022
• Behavioral Modification Could Prevent Nearly 50% of Cancer Deaths   Maurie Markman, MD, discusses findings from a recent article demonstrating that nearly half of all cancer deaths could be prevented with behavioral modification.
  Medscape Oncology, December 14, 2022
• The New Obesity Breakthrough Drugs I'm not using the term breakthrough lightly.
  Medscape, December 14, 2022
• Taking Our Own Medical Advice Neurologist Allan Block notes that, 'For a profession that strives to improve the health of others, this job also makes it very hard to maintain our own health.'
  MDedge, December 13, 2022
• ACG 2022 ACG 2022: Colorectal Cancer Screening, and GI and Liver Disease   Vivek Kaul, MD, discusses new data in primary care from the American College of Gastroenterology 2022 annual meeting.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 13, 2022
• Bariatric Surgery Reduces Obesity-Related Cancer Risk   Maurie Markman, MD, discusses results from a case-control study of individuals with high BMI, demonstrating reduced obesity-related cancer risk following bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Oncology, December 12, 2022
• Does Paying People to Lose Weight Work? Paying people with obesity to lose weight worked in a recent study, but Dr Yoni Freedhoff contends that it's not a long-term solution.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 12, 2022
• Dec 9 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Nudges, statins, AI, less-is-more in the ICU, myocarditis, exercise as medicine, and December in the hospital are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 09, 2022
• 'The Whale': Is This Movie Fat-Phobic or Fat-Friendly? Brendan Fraser wears prosthetics to portray a 600-lb man in "The Whale," sparking controversy from activists around the casting decision.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 09, 2022
• How to Find a Nutrition Counselor for Your Patients In this letter to the editor, the president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends using their online search platform to find a registered dietitian nutritionist.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 08, 2022
• New Indications for Bariatric Surgery: My Reservations   It's great having updated recommendations for bariatric surgery, but they fail to take new effective weight loss drugs into account, says Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 08, 2022
• Put the Patient First in Managing Hyperglycemia   The patient needs to come first in managing hyperglycemia, says Dr Anne Peters, who provides guidance on providing care particularly for patients in underresourced settings.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 08, 2022
• Highlights in Obesity From ACG 2022   Key updates in obesity management from ACG 2022 include risk factors for acute pancreatitis in patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists and management of NAFLD, as reported by Dr Carolyn Newberry.
  Medscape, December 07, 2022