As an endocrinologist, I am very familiar with the type of people who are most at risk from COVID-19. They’re usually ol…
Obesity
Why I Gave Up on Weight Loss and Accepted My Body
I know there are plenty of folks out there who will say it’s crazy and lazy to give up on weight loss. (Probably the sam…
Assess Your Prediabetes Risk in Under One Minute
86 million people in the U.S. have prediabetes, but 90% of them don’t know they have it. 30% of these individuals will t…
Notes From The Obesity Society Conference 2010
Last month the Obesity Society held its 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Obesity 2010, in San Diego. A number of prominen…
Male Obesity Linked to Low Testosterone Levels
Obesity, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, now appears to be associated with another health problem, but…
Obesity: Overeating Is Planned and Designed Into Our Foods
Call me late to the game, this book came out last year, but I just read Dr. David Kessler's The End of Overeating, Takin…
Fat Loss Boosts Immune System in Obese and Type 2 Diabetics
Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney Australia have shown for the first time that even mod…
Amylin and Takeda Advance Development of New Obesity Treatment
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that following positive phase 2 study r…
