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Obesity Care Week: Equity for a Treatable Chronic Disease

WEBOne of the core principles Obesity Care Week is that this chronic disease is treatable. That’s becoming plain to see with emergence of advanced GLP-1 therapies. …

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The Gap Between Health Services and Obesity Care

WEBHealth systems have grown better at delivering health services than they are at delivering health care. It’s worse for people living with obesity, because prevailing …

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Five Trends to Shape 2022 in Health and Obesity

WEBSo here are five trends that we hope and expect to shape 2022. 1. More Care, Less Blame. Two years with COVID-19 has shown us in vivid terms that the long, …

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About Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA

WEBIn 2009, Ted founded ConscienHealth to help experts and organizations work for evidence-based approaches to health and obesity. Through ConscienHealth, Ted works to …

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Obesity Care, Stigma, and Medical Ethics

WEBFrom a rich discussion yesterday of bias and stigma in the context of obesity care and medical ethics, here are some ideas to consider.

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Healthier Food: Are We There Yet

WEBMore news about commitments from food and beverage companies to promote a healthier food supply brings more impatience with persistent obesity rates.

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The Big Shift in Lifestyle Programs for Obesity

WEBThe value of WeightWatchers stock tanked after the approval of semaglutide for obesity treatment in 2021. This year, after the company acquired their telehealth …

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Four Surprises in Crafting Healthy Neighborhoods

WEBFour Surprises in Crafting Healthy Neighborhoods. Healthy neighborhoods represent an important goal for many obesity prevention efforts. Access to physical …

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Innovation and Competition in Obesity Gains Momentum

WEBPrice Competition and Other Challenges. Make no mistake. The path that lies ahead for obesity care has big challenges. For one thing, price is a problem. Saxenda …

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Health at Every Size® or One Size Fits All

WEBHealth at Every Size® is both an idea and a trademark. The trademark is owned by the Association for Size Diversity and Health. The idea is all about a view of …

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Personal Responsibility for Public Health

WEBOne Response to “Personal Responsibility for Public Health”. April 12, 2022 at 4:47 pm, David Brown said: Wise decisions by policy makers are needed to protect …

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Will GLP-1 Medicines Widen the Economic Rift in Health

WEBRight now, the promise of GLP-1 medicines for obesity, though revolutionary, is serving only to widen the economic rift in health. People with extraordinary wealth or …

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CDC Leaders Call for Both Obesity Prevention and Care

WEBThree leaders at CDC write in Health Affairs Forefront that we need both prevention and care to reduce the harms to health obesity causes: “Many health issues …

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How a Narrow Definition of Healthy Diverges from Health

WEBHow a Narrow Definition of Healthy Diverges from Health. In her new book, How the Other Half Eats, Priya Fielding-Singh tells us good nutrition comes in many …

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Stepping Up to Shut Down Harmful Health Stigma

WEBStepping Up to Shut Down Harmful Health Stigma. Lourdes “Lulu” Garcia-Navarro has earned herself a new fan club. Simply, clearly, and better that most anyone …

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Expecting Respect in Healthcare

WEBNo Care Without Respect. Respect is not optional in healthcare. Without mutual respect, trust between patient and provider is not possible. Without respect for …

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Gaining Ground on Advocacy, State by State

WEBGaining Ground on Advocacy, State by State. On the eve of YWM2018 yesterday, roughly 50 key members gathered to sharpen skills and support a new push …

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TMI About Health with Too Little Trust

WEBIncreasingly, we find ourselves burdened by TMI about health, much of which we cannot trust. Such an overload of dubious information makes it hard to make …

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