Letters from the Director Archive

October 2020

Weight Stigma, Eating Disorders, and Obesity

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect countries across the globe, more attention has focused on the link between obesity and severe COVID-19 illness.

September 2020

National Childhood Obesity Month

September is National Childhood Obesity Month. Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem.

August 2020

COVID-19 and Childhood Obesity

With many schools returning to in-person instruction, the health of children has become a new contentious focus of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 2020

Obesity, COVID-19, and Racial Disparities

This month's newsletter is written by guest author Fatima Cody Stanford.

June 2020

Obesity and LGBTQ Health

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ Pride tradition.

May 2020

Mental Health and Obesity during COVID-19

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year it’s more important than ever.

April 2020

Pharmacotherapy for Adolescent Obesity

Recent attention has focused on the indications for and use of drug therapy in adolescents.

March 2020

COVID-19 and Obesity

The pandemic of COVID-19 has threatened the health and infrastructure of nations all over the world.

February 2020

Obesity Care Week 2020

In December, researchers announced that almost half of all Americans could have obesity by 2030.

January 2020

The Global Syndemic 2020

One year ago, the Lancet Commission on Obesity published its seminal report, The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change.