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1 min read 2021-11-12 18:00:30

Cutting NASH Harms by 88% with Bariatric Surgery

NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) is one of the most serious complications of untreated obesity. It’s very hard to treat. It can lead to liver

1 min read 2021-11-11 18:00:33

The chronic disease of obesity is tough to wrap our heads around. On one hand, many people consider themselves to be amateur experts. Consumer media

1 min read 2021-11-10 18:00:39

A preliminary analysis by a team of scientists at four major research institutions finds disturbing levels of phthalates in a sample of fast food.

1 min read 2021-11-09 18:00:14

A few weeks ago, nutrition researchers at Tufts released Food Compass. It is a complex algorithm for scoring the healthfulness of foods on a scale of

1 min read 2021-11-08 18:00:54

At ObesityWeek®, we noticed a subtle shift. In past years, health policy discussions have sometimes been stuck on very detailed food fights. But

1 min read 2021-11-07 18:00:51

Can we get a two-for-one deal on dietary and planetary health, please? The news has been full of dispatches from the climate summit in Scotland this

1 min read 2021-11-06 17:00:57

It’s all over – except for the replays and reviews. ObesityWeek® 2021 wrapped up yesterday and with any luck (we’re looking at you, COVID)

1 min read 2021-11-05 17:00:22

We have an equity problem – in healthcare generally and in obesity specifically. Diversity, equity, and inclusion have been a key theme running

1 min read 2021-11-04 17:00:05

A major thread running through ObesityWeek® is weight stigma, bias, and discrimination. Today at the Obesity Journal Symposium, the first paper

1 min read 2021-11-03 17:00:27

It’s unmistakable. COVID is influencing everything at ObesityWeek® once again this year. To start with, we’re doing this on our glowing

1 min read 2021-11-02 17:00:54

Monday was quite an opening day for ObesityWeek 2021. Starting with the lived experience, the meeting then moved quickly into some serious science,

1 min read 2021-11-01 17:00:42

Today marks the opening of ObesityWeek (OW2021) and the one thing you won’t want to miss is the Presidential Plenary. That’s because it packs a

1 min read 2021-10-31 17:00:45

Many fears are plaguing us right now. A virus is still killing more than five thousand people every day around the world – more than a thousand

1 min read 2021-10-30 17:00:52

The Nutrition Source at Harvard makes one thing clear enough. Potatoes are a problem. They can give you obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Skip

1 min read 2021-10-29 17:00:06

Who would have thought that two years could change so many things? But here we are on the cusp of our second virtual ObesityWeek® since we were all