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Study Questions Associations Between Weight and Health in Metabolic Syndrome - Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at a study that questions common assumptions about weight and health. Today the lead author, Natasha Wiebe will share her reflections on her attendance and presentation of the…
Study Questions Associations Between Weight and Health in Metabolic Syndrome - Part 1
I’ve previously written about research from Natasha Wiebe et al. that questions assumptions around weight and health. Today I’m back to discuss a new study “Associations of ob*sity, systemic…
Reader Question - How to Stop the Weight Centric Backslide? Part 2
In Part 1 we started talking about emails that I’ve been receiving from readers about the weight centric backslide including some initial ways that we can identify the issue and push back. Today…
Reader Question - How to Stop the Weight Centric Backslide? Part 1
I’ve received a lot of reader emails like the one below from reader Jeannie.I feel like I’m seeing so many people, including dietitians and doctors, who used to be staunchly non diet getting back on…
New Study Questions Weight Loss Claims in Diabetes Prevention Programs - Part 2 Findings
In part 1 we began discussing the study “Potential mechanisms for change in diabetes prevention programs: A systematic review” including the authors and the premise. Today we’ll look at the…
New Study Questions Weight Loss Claims in Diabetes Prevention Programs - Part 1 Authors and Premise
This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!Diabetes Prevention Programs are a group of programs that are created to…
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Follow-up
Recently I wrote about research around GLP-1s and nutritional deficiencies. In summary, we looked at a study that showed that most of the clinical trials aren’t studying this at all, and that when…
Novo Nordisk In Trouble For Not Reporting Serious Adverse Events to the FDA
Remember when I wrote about the FDA Averse Events Reporting System and how the drug companies are required to report adverse events? Novo Nordisk just got a warning from the FDA for…not doing that. …
Resources to Fight Weight-Based Insurance and Treatment Denials in Eating Disorders Care and Beyond
I’m very excited to announce the culmination of a project I’ve been working on for Project HEAL. They are an incredible organization that works to break down systemic, healthcare, and financial…
Exposing Weight Loss Industry Legislation - Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at the problematic justification used by the Colorado Legislature to pass legislation following massive lobbying from the weight loss industry and their astroturf “patient…
Exposing Weight Loss Industry Legislation - Part 1
A bill in support of weight loss interventions, particularly GLP-1 diet drugs, has passed the Colorado state legislature and been signed into law. Very similar bills are being pushed by the weight…
Reader Question - What Happened to 5-10% Weight Loss in the "Age of Ozempic"?
I got the following question from reader LouAnna who asked“I just saw that they are developing even more new weight loss drugs of the GLP1 type that (supposedly, of course) create even more lost…
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 3 Implications
In part 1 we discussed a study that showed that malnutrition is very rarely studied in randomized controlled trials for GLP-1s. In part 2 we looked at the findings of research that studied…
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 2 What the Research Tells Us
In Part 1 we talked about a study that showed that most randomized controlled trials for GLP-1s failed to assess nutrition/possible nutrition deficits. Today I’m going to summarize some research that…
GLP-1s and Nutritional Deficiencies - Part 1 We’re Bringing Scurvy Back?
I subscribe to a borderline ridiculous number of medical publications from which I receive an absolutely ridiculous number of emails. One headline caught my eye “GLP-1s Bringing Back Scurvy?” Get…
How to Talk to Higher-Weight Patients About Behavior-Based Treatment Options
I received the following reader question:My name is Mary and I’m a family doc (you can use my first name if you print this.) I wouldn’t say that I’m fully onboard with being weight inclusive but I’ve…
Study Links Weight Stigma and Inflammation Part 2 - Results
In Part 1 we looked into the authors and methodology of the study The Acute Inflammatory Effects of Weight Stigma: An Experimental Pilot Study which was published in August, 2025. In part 2 we’ll…
Study Links Weight Stigma and Inflammation Part 1 - Authors and Methodology
A new study in this vein has come out that looks at the link between weight stigma and inflammation. The study is called The Acute Inflammatory Effects of Weight Stigma: An Experimental Pilot Study…
Healthcare's Weight Loss Best Case Scenario Problem Part 2 - GLP-1s
In part 1 we discussed the issues with the decades-long practice of healthcare providers prescribing behavior-based weight loss not based on the evidence (which shows that the vast majority of…
Healthcare's Weight Loss Best Case Scenario Problem Part 1 - The Basics
When it comes to recommending weight loss, healthcare has always had what I call a Best Case Scenario Problem. I think the best way for patients to protect ourselves from this is to understand it so…
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