Obesity Management

DENVER — The development of several new anti-obesity medications could improve availability for patients, according to a speaker at the Obesity Medicine Association’s conference.

New guidance on obesity management and cardiovascular disease screening for people with diabetes are among the updates in the American Diabetes Association’s 2024 Standards of Care.

Healio continues its partnership with Cardiometabolic Health Congress in support of the much-anticipated 18th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress: Social Determinants and Digital Advances in Cardiorenal Metabolic Health in October.

SAN DIEGO — The ability to recognize common osteoarthritis risk factors will become increasingly critical in the coming decades, as recent data project the global prevalence of the disease will reach 1 billion by 2050, noted a speaker here.

Recent reports in the media and legal action have raised questions about the safety of popular weight-loss drugs, particularly about whether they increase the risk for events such as gastroparesis and gastroenteritis.

Obesity can have a significant impact on mental health.

This month marks 10 years since the AMA recognized obesity as a complex disease.

The Obesity Medicine Association’s spring conference — Obesity Medicine 2023 — is happening April 19 to April 23 in New York City. This conference is for anyone wanting to begin or advance their obesity medicine knowledge.

Race- and sex-based questions combined with circumference measurements could deliver more accurate assessments for obesity-related disease risks compared with typical indicators, a recent study found.

The concept of food addiction is a hotly debated one.