Novo Nordisk: US miscalculates costs from Medicare coverage of obesity drugs  MedWatch Source link

If you are searching for a great way to stay on track with your health and weight I highly recommend attending #YWM2019 the Your Weight Matters National Convention. Trust me on this… it will be a life-changing and awesome experience that will energize or reaffirm your commitment to your journey with weight. The education is […]

Well, almost. We still have a couple of weeks to plan and stock up for Halloween. In many segments of American society, this occasion represents the starting gun, the opening act, the ground zero, the kickoff, the onset, of the anticipated and dreaded Winter Holidays. Pretty soon, edible and drinkable treats will be coming at […]

September 10, 2024 Tampa, FL — September 10, 2024 — The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) has launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) as part of its nationally recognized Your Weight Matters Campaign, aiming to encourage millions of Americans to take control of their health by starting a vital conversation with their healthcare provider. With […]

A reader, Bart Peuchot, writes: I would be very interested to have your view on this new publication for Nature. As you taught me, I checked the competing interests and it seems to be a perfect industry-funded publication. And then ,I ran across this Tweet (X) from @Stuart Gillespie: New paper concluding “more research needed”…brought […]

Did Novo, Lilly cause U.S. obesity rate decline? (NYSE:LLY)  Seeking Alpha Source link

Hot Summer Afternoons = Icy Cold Treats. We’re in for another bout of triple-digit heat here in my corner of the world. Ugggh. These Pudding Pops are delicious and protein-packed life-savers that really help me stay on track in the summer. Who needs Häagen-Dazs? These are great for newly post-bariatric surgery post-ops too. I had […]

Any factor with the potential to affect a baby throughout its entire lifetime is not a thing to be taken lightly. A number of authorities have something to say about the subject of GLP-1 drugs in conjunction with pregnancy. Many media articles mention Ozempic, a drug which, because of its early and widespread popularity, seems […]

TROA Update and Next Steps: Fall 2024  On June 27th, the House Ways and Means Committee passed an amended version of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), marking a significant milestone that the bill has never reached in previous sessions of Congress. However, we still have a lot of work to do. Another House […]

James Merchant and Robert Martin, eds. Public Health Impacts of Industrial Farm Animal Production.  Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production with both authors about 15 years ago and was happy to do a blurb for their book. This hard-hitting book defies meat industry pressure and […]

WeightWatchers chief executive leaves as company grapples with impact of anti-obesity drugs  Financial Times Source link

It’s been super hot and muggy here the past few weeks. Hot is normal for my neck of the woods but muggy is not. Usually, the breeze kicks up in the afternoon and temperatures drop pretty quickly… like 30-40 degree drop from daytime temps. It hasn’t been doing that but finally, last night felt a […]