scientific meetings

1 min read 2021-11-26 18:00:30

Uncomfortably Important: Children, Obesity, and COVID

Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is on parents’ minds, now that Australia’s rollout is open to those aged 12 and over, and regulators are

1 min read 2021-11-24 18:00:46

New data this week in SOARD tells us once again that gastric bypass can produce impressive results over time for someone with severe obesity. After

1 min read 2021-11-22 18:00:26

The PR for a new analysis of dietary strategies for weight management in diabetes certainly is an attention grabber. The only trouble is that the

1 min read 2021-11-21 18:00:12

In her new book, How the Other Half Eats, Priya Fielding-Singh tells us good nutrition comes in many forms. But the dominant culture often presents a

1 min read 2021-11-20 18:00:00

Lancet this week published the biggest study yet of cagrilintide – evidence that we’re seeing success in progress with more options for

1 min read 2021-11-17 18:00:59

This was not entirely unexpected, but the jolt is remarkable. New stats are out for the rates of child obesity in England for 2021 and the numbers

1 min read 2021-11-16 18:00:33

Dietary bias can be very slow to fade. The American Heart Association updated its dietary guidance for the first time in more than a decade. The new

1 min read 2021-11-13 18:00:23

Jeff Colgan and Miriam Hinthorn have a provocative new paper suggesting that cheap gas drives obesity prevalence higher. At first glance, the title

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

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)