Many healthcare providers (HCPs) harbor bias against people with excess weight or obesity, and that stigmatization can negatively affect patient care. Now, an innovative two-endpoint continuing ...

Many doctors do not discuss weight problems with obese patients, regardless of how overweight they are. Part of the reason is that most doctors have not been trained to treat obesity. At the Duke ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window An experimental Canadian training program for obesity care ...

“Because obesity is newly categorized as a disease, there isn’t a lot of material in curriculums in many medical schools across the country, so we are implementing 12 free education modules about the ...

The purpose of the T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Obesity Research is to offer fellowships that prepare postdoctoral scientists for scientific careers as independent investigators in ...

When it comes to the obesity epidemic, it’s not just patients, but doctors who need an education. In a perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers argue that part of the ...

Lifestyle-related obesity doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in slowly, hiding behind junk food wrappers, late-night shenanigans, and a promise to start ‘tomorrow.’ To put simply, obesity is the ...

The obesity crisis won’t be solved by more drugs. It’s time to equip Americans with brain-based tools to shut down stress-driven overeating permanently.” — Dr ...