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ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on overweight and obesity
A full recording of “Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges” is available online.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/14/5.htm
14 Mar 2023
Weighing options for mid-life women
Talking about diet and exercise habits in mid-life can help guard against incremental weight gain.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/02/weighing-options-for-mid-life-women.htm
1 Feb 2023
Register now for ACP's and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on overweight and obesity
During the virtual live event “Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges” on March 8, a panel of experts will discuss the treatment of patients struggling with health complications associated with overweight and obesity.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/28/4.htm
28 Feb 2023
Overweight, obesity poorly managed in type 1 diabetes
While U.S. adults with type 1 diabetes have rates of overweight and obesity virtually identical to those in the general adult population, only about 50% received lifestyle recommendations for weight management from clinicians or tried lifestyle modifications.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/14/4.htm
14 Feb 2023
‘Getting back to normal’ at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
The meeting will be held April 27-29 in San Diego and virtually, with in-person precourses offered on April 25-26.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/03/getting-back-to-normal-at-internal-medicine-meeting-2023.htm
1 Mar 2023
Room for improvement in clinicians' weight-loss advice for patients with obesity, study finds
An analysis of audio recordings of consultations from the Brief Interventions for Weight Loss trial found that primary care clinicians who were trained to provide weight-loss advice in around 30 seconds commonly advised a general “Eat less, do more” approach.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/20/4.htm
20 Dec 2022
Getting to know GLP-1 receptor agonists
Choosing among glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists depends on many factors, such as the desired outcome and individual risks among patients.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/03/getting-to-know-glp-1-receptor-agonists.htm
1 Mar 2023
Obesity prevalence varies significantly among Asian American subgroups
Overall, Asian Americans had a 11.7% obesity prevalence, but rates varied from as high as 16.8% in Filipino Americans and 15.3% in Japanese Americans to 6.5% in Chinese Americans and 6.3% in Vietnamese Americans.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2022
Understand obesity before treating it
The central nervous system regulates a person's weight, with many variables in play, and both internal and external factors can increase or decrease calorie intake and expenditure.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/06/understand-obesity-before-treating-it.htm
1 Jun 2021
New guideline targets preventing obesity in midlife women
A guideline from the Women's Preventive Services Initiative recommends physicians counsel women ages 40 to 60 years about healthy eating and physical activity to maintain weight or prevent weight gain.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/02/2.htm
2 Aug 2022