The Obesity Society Calls for More Research on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
12 juil. 2018 09h03 HE
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The Obesity Society
Silver Spring, MD, July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Countries across the globe have generated headlines recently over their efforts to tax sugar, tobacco and alcohol...
New Education Initiative Will Promote Specialized Physician Training in Obesity Care Across the U.S.
28 juin 2018 09h03 HE
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The Obesity Society
Silver Spring, MD, June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Obesity Society and the Obesity Medicine Association announce the establishment of the Obesity Medicine Fellowship...
Weight Stigma Affects Men Too
24 avr. 2018 08h07 HE
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The Obesity Society
Silver Spring, Maryland, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While studies of weight stigma usually include women, few studies examine weight stigma in men exclusively. “In fact, while women are...
Does Mutual Attraction Explain Assortative Mating for Obesity?
21 févr. 2018 08h55 HE
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The Obesity Society
Silver Spring, Maryland, Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Many studies have established that, on average, people regard leaner females and males as more attractive. Despite these overall trends,...
Weight Loss Ripple Effect in Spouses
01 févr. 2018 08h57 HE
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The Obesity Society
Silver Spring, Maryland, Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Behavioral weight management programs have impacts not just on the person undergoing treatment but also on spouses. A new study published...
Caroline Apovian Named President of The Obesity Society
01 nov. 2017 17h30 HE
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The Obesity Society
National Harbor, MD, Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caroline Apovian, MD, FACP, FACN, FTOS, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition at Boston...
Understanding the Link between Obesity and Cancer
01 nov. 2017 14h22 HE
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The Obesity Society
National Harbor, MD, Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Harbor, MD: In 2012, about 28,000 new cases of cancer in men (3.5%) and 72,000 in women (9.5%) were due to overweight or obesity in...
The Fight to End Childhood Obesity
19 oct. 2017 16h11 HE
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The Obesity Society
National Harbor, MD, Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Childhood obesity has more than tripled since the early 1970s and has become one of the most pressing public health concerns of our time....
OBESITY JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM
16 oct. 2017 11h02 HE
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The Obesity Society
National Harbor, MD, Oct. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thousands of top researchers, clinicians and surgeons from around the world will gather for the fifth annual ObesityWeek conference at The...
GEORGE L. BLACKBURN, MD, PHD – NUTRITION AND METABOLISM SYMPOSIUM
10 oct. 2017 09h00 HE
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The Obesity Society
National Harbor, MD, Oct. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thousands of leading researchers and healthcare professionals from around the world will gather for the fifth annual ObesityWeek conference at...