National Childhood Obesity Month
September is National Childhood Obesity Month. Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem.
Letters from the Director Archive
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.
Obesity, COVID-19, and Racial Disparities
This month's newsletter is written by guest author Fatima Cody Stanford.
Mental Health and Obesity during COVID-19
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year it’s more important than ever.
Pharmacotherapy for Adolescent Obesity
Recent attention has focused on the indications for and use of drug therapy in adolescents.
The pandemic of COVID-19 has threatened the health and infrastructure of nations all over the world.
In December, researchers announced that almost half of all Americans could have obesity by 2030.
One year ago, the Lancet Commission on Obesity published its seminal report, The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change.
Despite the high prevalence of obesity among Americans, few health professionals receive adequate training in how to deliver effective care for people w/ obesity.