Jan. 2, 2018Tuesday childhood obesityhip-hop danceobesity Music in motion A hip-hop doc who rocks, as doctor and dance instructor One doctor’s battle with childhood obesity and diabetes leads to dance classes for kids that energize and empower.
Aug. 8, 2017Tuesday JAOAnutritionobesityresearch Sugar, Sugar Reducing fructose intake quickly delivers positive metabolic effects, JAOA study finds Researchers find it’s not the fat, it’s the sugar. Improvements in metabolic measures occur in as little as nine days of fructose restriction.
Aug. 1, 2017Tuesday obesityphysician bias Physician bias JAOA study finds promise in tactic to curb obesity by addressing doctor bias Osteopathic educators at TUCOM find shifting students’ perspective on obesity has an impact.
May 23, 2017Tuesday CMEobesityosteopathic approach Weighty conversations Helping patients overcome obesity: A CME update Obesity is an endocrine-related disease, not a matter of willpower.
Nov. 1, 2016Tuesday obesity News in Brief Take the challenge: Support National Obesity Care Week The AOA joins other health care organizations in starting the dialogue between physicians and patients struggling with obesity.
Oct. 18, 2016Tuesday How I Practicenutritionobesity Ready, set, move! How organizing a ‘healthy boot camp’ could help your patients Richard Bryce, DO, led a healthy lifestyle boot camp to combat obesity and raise nutritional awareness in Detroit youth. Here’s what he did.
Sept. 19, 2016Monday obesityOMED 2016 OMED 2016 7 steps physicians can take to combat bias against patients who are obese Implicit biases can affect patient care and contribute to negative health outcomes. Here’s what physicians can do to mitigate them.
June 17, 2016Friday JAOAobesity Moving Beyond BMI Researchers suggest taking a whole-person approach to assessing obesity JAOA review suggests patient’s disease burden, other measures provide clearer picture of one’s health.
April 6, 2016Wednesday obesitypatient care Managing obesity More physicians seek training and certification in obesity medicine Physicians want to learn more about the biological underpinnings of obesity, which affects more than one-third of U.S. adults.
April 4, 2016Monday obesity Q&A How I practice: Obesity medicine physician steers kids to healthy choices Tyree Winters, DO, draws on his own childhood struggles with weight to connect with his patients.