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Having obesity does not mean you will get cancer, but it does mean you are more likely to get cancer than if you maintained a healthy weight. We share this Health Talk article as a part of National Cancer Prevention Month. #UNCHealthTalk healthtalk.unchealthcare.org/qa-the-link-be…

Excellent commentary on current realities of obesity care. A few takeaways: 1. Access & equity remains a huge challenge in obesity care. 2. A simplified lifestyle counseling approach paired w/ any accessible AOMs can be effective in managing obesity. medscape.com/viewarticle/eq…

Samaritan Health Center is celebrating its 16th anniversary! Come join us on Saturday April 5, 9-11am for brunch to hear about how we are providing healthcare for those in need in Durham NC. If want to learn more, please send me a message! 📷ow.ly/VRyr50V3IJw

Eli Lilly to lower price of Zepbound vials, offer more doses Progress. statnews.com/2025/02/25/eli…

It's Obesity Care Week! Let's: 📢 Raise awareness about the impact of obesity on individuals 📢 Advocate for better insurance coverage of obesity medications 📢 Promote inclusive, stigma-free environments for ppl living w/ obesity #ObesityCareWeek #ObesityActionCoalition

Health disparities is a big issue in southeast. Increasing access to comprehensive obesity care in primary care space is decreasing this disparity in NC. “The decline in diabetes deaths was far from uniform across the country. In the Southeast…, mortality rose substantially

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Talk on Making America Healthy Again is turning into balk when it comes down to following through on the scientific #research essential for reducing the burden of #ChronicDisease. Cancelling the #DPP is unwise. conscienhealth.org/2025/03/balkin…

Agree! At UNC, for almost a decade, we’ve been building community based weight management program w/ team that includes PCPs to provide affordable, comprehensive & longitudinal obesity care using any accessible meds & simplified LS counseling approaches to improve access for ALL.

“Ultra-processed food consumption affects structural integrity of feeding-related brain regions independent of and via adiposity”news-medical.net/news/20250409/…

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on

“We experienced what amounts to censorship and controlling of the reporting of our science,” Dr. Hall said. I appreciate Kevin Hall sharing his difficult story for my article, and his longstanding commitment to communicating science to the public. nytimes.com/2025/04/16/wel…

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Over 124,000 Premature Deaths in U.S. healthline.com/health-news/ul…

Adults who aced the so-called sitting-rising test were far less likely to die of natural or cardiovascular causes over about 12 years of follow-up than those who scored the lowest, according to a study published online on June 18 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

“It’s not enough to think that ‘I have to go swimming several times a week,’” Forman said. “We are talking now about adding in strength training at least twice a week. And it is just as essential if not more so to prevent decline.”

💉 GLP-1 meds don’t just curb appetite—sometimes they curb essential nutrients too. - - - 📉 In a study of 460,000+ adults on GLP-1s (mostly with T2D): 🔹13% developed nutritional deficiencies in 6 months 🔹22% within 12 months 🔹Vitamin D deficiency was most common (13.6%) 🔹3%