OMA Clinical Algorithm for Obesity Diagnosis & Treatment
The Obesity Medicine Association's full clinical algorithm for treating obesity as a chronic disease. The takeaway: obesity is biology, not willpower - and it is treatable.
Read on!Why Your Body Fights to Regain Lost Weight
A landmark research paper on why keeping weight off is so much harder than losing it: after weight loss the body burns fewer calories and ramps up hunger to pull the weight back on. It is biology, not a lack of willpower.
Read on!Why GLP-1 Weight Loss Isn't Just About Eating Less
People on GLP-1s do eat less - but that's not really why the weight comes off. The real driver is the biology underneath the math. Here's what's actually happening.
Read on!How to Vet a GLP-1 Physician or Provider
A quick green-flag / yellow-flag / red-flag checklist (plus questions to ask) for choosing a provider who treats GLP-1s as long-term, whole-person medicine - not a refill mill.
Read on!The Weight-Reduced State: Why the Body Defends Against Keeping Weight Off
An expert workshop report on why preventing regain is the hardest part of weight loss: after losing weight, both appetite and metabolism adapt to pull you back. Here's what the science says.
Read on!Why Your Hunger Hormones Fight Weight Loss for the Long Haul
A landmark study showing that after weight loss, your appetite hormones shift to drive regain - and those changes are still there a year later. It's biology, not willpower.
Read on!The Biggest Loser Study: Why Metabolism Stays Slow for Years
Six years after the competition, contestants had regained much of the weight - and their metabolisms were still burning hundreds of calories a day less than expected. A landmark look at lasting metabolic adaptation.
Read on!OMA Clinical Practice Statement: Obesity Definition, Diagnosis & Practice (2022)
The Obesity Medicine Association's clinical statement: defining obesity as a chronic disease, diagnosing it beyond BMI, reducing weight bias, and running an obesity-medicine practice.
Read on!Obesogens: Could Environmental Chemicals Be Fueling Obesity?
A review proposing that everyday environmental chemicals - in air, food, packaging, and household products - disrupt hormones and metabolism in ways that promote weight gain, alongside diet and lifestyle.
Read on!Even 5-10% Weight Loss Delivers Real Health Benefits
A foundational review showing you don't need to reach an "ideal" weight to get healthier - a modest 5-10% loss meaningfully improves blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Read on!How Menopause Shifts Body Composition & Belly Fat
A study measuring body composition across the menopause transition: postmenopausal women had less muscle and more belly fat across every weight category - and the shift was most striking in "normal-weight" women.
Read on!Matching Weight Medications to Your "Obesity Phenotype" Improves Results
A trial found that choosing weight medication based on a person's "phenotype" - the main driver of their eating - nearly doubled weight loss (about 16% vs. 9% at a year).
Read on!Oxidative Stress in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome & Diabetes
A deep review on "redox" biology - the balance of oxidation in your cells - and how it goes off-kilter in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. Why oxidative stress and metabolism are inseparable.
Read on!Does Hormone Therapy Boost Semaglutide Weight Loss After Menopause?
In postmenopausal women on semaglutide, those also using menopause hormone therapy lost more weight (about 16% vs. 12% at a year). An early signal that hormones and weight meds may work together.
Read on!Weight Gain in Midlife Women: What's Actually Driving It
A review of why midlife women gain weight and shift fat to the middle - it's aging plus menopause hormones plus lifestyle - and what actually helps prevent and manage it.
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