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Slogans are great. They serve as a tool for selling products, ideas, and, yes, even policies, because they stick with people and can attract support. But they don’t always hold up well under scrutiny and over time. As slogans go, Food as Medicine is having a good run. But it is wearing a little thin […]

In two decades of advocacy for persons living with obesity, we have found great satisfaction in seeing a central role emerge for the lived experience of these people. But it is especially inspiring to see it spread across many different countries with many different health systems. We saw this up close yesterday as a keynote […]

A new study in Lancet tells us that we need a fundamental reframing of the medical benefits semaglutide can bring to a growing number of people around the world. In the simplest terms, researchers have found that the heart benefits of semaglutide actually have relatively little to do with weight loss. Professor John Deanfield was […]

There are those who would tell us that the phenomenon of food noise lives only in the heads of people who find it distressing. Philosopher Kate Manne wants to turn it into a Gaslight phenomenon, telling us to “dance to it.” Philosophize it away. But with a new and rigorous validation of the RAID-FN scale, […]

We are most accustomed to technology bringing economic disruption. Three decades ago, it was the internet. Then smartphones and social media. Now, we obsess about the effects of artificial intelligence. But a strong case is building that obesity medicine is becoming an economic disruptor on a scale that is equal or greater than any of […]

The acute shortage of obesity medicines is over. But in absolute terms we are still operating with a mindset of scarcity when thoughts turn to obesity care. Policy often dictates limited access to care and even more so, to medicines that can so effectively treat this condition. What happens if we start thinking in terms […]

Starbucks denies it. The official word from the dominant force behind pumpkin spice season is that the launch of its fall menu – featuring the much loved and hated latte – sparked the “best ever sales week” for Starbucks. Nonetheless, we can’t help wondering if pumpkin spice is wearing thin. Call us cynical, but there’s […]

FDA and the MAHA Commission seem to be making health labels for food and beverage products a priority. But it looks like the front-of-pack label in the current proposal is relatively ineffective. At least that’s what we’re seeing in a new randomized controlled study by Anna Grummon et al in JAMA Network Open. It was […]

It’s entertaining, but not really funny. At an Oval Office press event Thursday, which was supposed to be all about fertility drugs, President Trump opened his remarks talking about “a certain drug” that costs $130 in London and $1,300 in New York. “So now we’re going to be paying, instead of $1,300, you’ll be paying […]

When it comes to obesity, it seems everyone is looking for clickbait. Facts are incidental. So this week, we have wildly differing news headlines about U.S. obesity prevalence. The Harvard Gazette tells us we have an “astounding surge” in obesity prevalence. Axios tells us there’s “good news” on obesity prevalence. Where does the truth lie? […]