To better understand mortality trends within the United States, researchers examined the rate of death in people who died of alcohol-related liver disease.
Your patient is a 36-year-old woman with obesity. She asks you if getting more sleep could help her lose weight in addition to increasing physical activity and improving her diet.
Your patient is a 41-year-old woman with overweight who is trying to lose weight. She reports that although she monitors her overall calorie intake, she doesn't pay much attention to the quality of food she...
The incidence of obesity continues to rise in the United States. Should the government set policies in an attempt to curtail the obesity epidemic, or is obesity a matter of individual rights? Let us know by...
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, and Marie C. Ferguson, MSPH, answer our questions about their study on the impact of following different solid food feeding guidelines on weight trajectories of infants.
In this video, Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, provides the take-home messages from her session "Creating an Obesity Treatment Plan" at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2022 Virtual Series on May 12,...
In this video, Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, provides a preview of her session "Creating an Obesity Treatment Plan" at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2022 Virtual Series on May 12, including a blueprint...
Carol Chelimo, PhD, and Cameron Grand, MbChB, PhD, answered our questions about their study examining the association between early exposure to antibiotics and subsequent body mass index and the likelihood...
Dr Fitch discusses evidence-based management of obesity in primary care, including nutrition and physical activity interventions, and the pillars of treatment.