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Breaking the cycle of childhood obesity
Every specialty has its burden, and pediatric endocrinology’s is obesity. Primary care providers refer because they or the child’s parents suspect the cause is hormonal. It almost never is. The overly adipose child invariably has, using older terminology, exogenous obesity. Traditionally, this has implied excessive calorie intake and inadequate expenditure (the “overactive fork and underactive Read more… Breaking the cycle of childhood obesity originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Obesity Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

WeightWatchers to Acquire Sequence, a Digital Health Platform for Clinical Weight Management
First-of-Its-Kind Weight Management Solution to Pair WeightWatchers Proven Nutrition and Behavioral Science with the Sequence Clinical Platform WW International, Inc. (WeightWatchers, WW, or the Company) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health, Inc., d/b/a Sequence, a subscription telehealth platform offering access to healthcare providers specializing in chronic weight management. Sequence seamlessly integrates the patient and clinician experience for ongoing clinical care and medication management, while providing high-touch support in navigating the insurance approval process. Obesity is a comp...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Clinical Intervention d/b/a Sequence Dr. Gary Foster Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A obesity Rémi Cossart Sima Sistani Telehealth Weekend Health Weekend Health Inc. Weight Management Weigh Source Type: blogs

The holistic solution to obesity: Addressing mind, body, and behaviors for lasting weight loss
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro. These names have entered our common parlance within the last year via news articles, television stories, and celebrity exposes. Everyone from Hollywood to your neighbor seems to be on medication for weight loss or trying to find a way to access one via their medical provider, from primary care physicians to dermatologists. Read more… The holistic solution to obesity: Addressing mind, body, and behaviors for lasting weight loss originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Obesity Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 13th 2023
In this study, we report the extensive and progressive accumulation of misfolded proteins during natural aging/senescence in different models, in the absence of disease. We coined the term age-ggregates to refer to this subset of proteins. Our findings demonstrate that age-ggregates exhibit the main characteristics of misfolded protein aggregates implicated in PMDs, including insolubility in detergents, protease-resistance, and staining with dyes specific for misfolded aggregates. Misfolded protein aggregates with these characteristics are thought to be implicated in some of today most prevalent diseases, including Alzheim...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 12, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Comparing Protein Restriction and Isoleucine Restriction in Aged Mice
Proteins are made up of amino acids. It is known that reducing only protein in the diet, while maintaining the same calorie intake, produces a modest slowing of aging. Some of the beneficial effects of reduced calorie intake, such as upregulation of autophagy and improved cell maintenance, are triggered by sensing protein levels rather than other components of diet. The sensor mechanisms are more specific than simply protein as a whole, however, and can be triggered by reducing levels of individual essential amino acids, meaning amino acids that are required for protein synthesis in cells, but must be consumed because they...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 9, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

Semaglutide – the “ skinny jab ”
TL:DR – Semaglutide is known to US celebrities as the “skinny jab” and has apparently been the subject of a weight-loss craze. It has now been approved in the UK for weight-loss in the clinically obese. Semaglutide is a pharmaceutical that can help control the symptoms of Type 2 diabetes for which it was first used. The nickname, the “skinny jab” comes from the drug’s activity as an appetite suppressant used in helping overweight people and the obese reduce their body weight. It is sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus and was originally developed by Novo Nordisk in 20...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Health and Medicine Obesity Source Type: blogs

5 Things Parents Should Look for in Their Children ’ s Medical Records
Here are five things I think parents should look for in their children’s medical records and have at their fingertips: BMI Percent – Parents are often stunningly wrong about whether or not their children are at a healthy weight. We are so familiar with our kids that they often look normal to us even when they are not. And more than 75% of parents of overweight children aged 2 to 15 report never being told the child is overweight by the pediatrician.The Body Mass Index is a calculation that looks at appropriate weight for height for a given age and gender. If children’s BMI is below the 5th percentile, they are likel...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 7, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Growth & Development Source Type: blogs

Revolutionize your health and fitness with ChatGPT ’ s modern weight loss hacks
This article will explore how ChatGPT can provide modern weight loss hacks Read more… Revolutionize your health and fitness with ChatGPT’s modern weight loss hacks originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Tech Obesity Source Type: blogs

Ozempic: The Obesity Drug That Leads To Dramatic Weight Loss
Once-a-week injection of this drug led overweight or obese people to lose more than a fifth of their weight. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs

“ Eat less and move more ” is not the solution: What I wish my thin colleagues understood about obesity
I have been overweight or obese since I hit puberty. I have gained and lost the same 60 pounds half a dozen times in my adult life. I’ve never been one to try a fad diet – I research the data and follow a scientifically sound plan. I understand that the only way to lose Read more… “Eat less and move more” is not the solution: What I wish my thin colleagues understood about obesity originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Obesity Source Type: blogs

World obesity atlas 2023
World Obesity Federation -This global study predicts that more than half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support do not improve. It estimates that the economic impact of this could reach $4.32 trillion annually by 2035. At almost three per cent of global GDP, the report calculates this to be comparable with the impact of Covid-19 in 2020.ReportWorld Obesity Federation - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 3, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

Size-inclusive medicine: a response to AAP ’ s guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with obesity
We are a grassroots advocacy organization of medical students across the country, focused on making health care more equitable for patients in larger bodies. We join the physicians, eating disorder professionals, and community members who raise concerns regarding the AAP’s most recent clinical guidelines, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Read more… Size-inclusive medicine: a response to AAP’s guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with obesity originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Obesity Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

The importance of childhood obesity prevention: a doctor ’ s perspective
I’m starting to see this trend of podcasts and articles that seem to be raising the white flag against childhood obesity. We should all agree with physicians that these conversations should be approached carefully and thoughtfully. We should agree that there are clear reasons to promote regular exercise and a healthy diet. We should agree Read more… The importance of childhood obesity prevention: a doctor’s perspective originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Obesity Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 27th 2023
This study tested the hypothesis that ischemic vascular repair in aging by Ang-(1-7) involves attenuation of myelopoietic potential in the bone marrow and decreased mobilization of inflammatory cells. Young or Old male mice of age 3-4 and 22-24 months, respectively, received Ang-(1-7) for four weeks. Myelopoiesis was evaluated in the bone marrow (BM) cells by carrying out the colony forming unit (CFU-GM) assay followed by flow cytometry of monocyte-macrophages. Expression of pro-myelopoietic factors and alarmins in the hematopoietic progenitor-enriched BM cells was evaluated. Hindlimb ischemia (HLI) was induced by ...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Moving beyond weight-centered approaches in childhood obesity [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we sit down with guest Wendy Schofer, a pediatrician, to discuss the current state of childhood obesity and the need for a change in approach. Over the past two decades, the prevalence of children being diagnosed as overweight and obese has Read more… Moving beyond weight-centered approaches in childhood obesity [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Obesity Pediatrics Source Type: blogs