Posts Tagged ‘obesity’

YouGov released some fascinating new survey research on Friday that shows GLP-1 awareness rising sharply and a profound shift in views of obesity as this happens. Dramatic Growth in Awareness Two years ago, only 23% of U.S. adults knew “a lot” about semaglutide. Now, that number has grown to 41%. Total awareness is now up […]

When the new administration announced in April that it would not be implementing expanded access to obesity medicines in Medicare, they suggested this would not be the final word. Yesterday, we got a hint of what might come. Paige Winfield Cunningham reported in the Washington Post that CMS has drafted a plan to allow Medicare […]

A new physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) study demonstrates that the elimination half-life of posaconazole is significantly prolonged in individuals with obesity – especially those with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m² – compared to people with normal weight. The labeled half-life for posaconazole is typically 26–35 hours. But in persons with obesity, this can extend to nearly 58 […]

It was fascinating yesterday hearing former FDA Commissioner David Kessler close out a symposium on food noise, chatting about his views on healthy weight. He marvelled at the size of the problem and how, after years of studying it, people have difficulty with agreeing on a definition for “clinical obesity.” How hard can it be? […]

Monday, Reuters reported that Novo Nordisk has been seeing a bump in prescription volume for Wegovy because FDA had ordered an end to the widespread sale of compounded semaglutide on May 22. New Wegovy prescriptions were up 33%, the report said. But they went on to say that investors were looking for more assurance of […]

We have a problem with the word obesity. The we in this thought is all of us, because after decades of watching the prevalence of obesity grow, people are still phobic about obesity when it comes close to home. Research tells us that obesity is not the worst word we can use to talk about […]

It is easy to find advice to cut red meat consumption for quite a variety of reasons – including to reduce a person’s risk for weight gain and obesity. AARP advises that “meat is particularly problematic for putting on pounds because it contains protein and saturated fat, both of which promote weight gain.” Obesity is […]

Bob Kushner knows a thing or two about the complexity and challenge of obesity and clinical care for this disease. He’s written 15 books, 56 chapters, and hundreds of scientific articles about it. But the unique thing he brought yesterday was a skill for explaining the complexity of obesity in plain language that real people […]

For years, people living with obesity have been given the same basic advice: eat less, move more. But while this mantra may sound simple, it’s not only ineffective for many, it can be deeply misleading and damaging. Obesity is not just about willpower. It’s a complex, chronic, relapsing condition, and it affects around 26.5% of […]

This week in Washington, DC, advocates for persons living with obesity from all over America will come together to speak with their elected representative about the reintroduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) in both the U.S. Senate and House. This is an important, bipartisan effort to address the harm of obesity to […]