2024-04-24 11:00
GLP-1 agonist drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, initially used for weight loss and diabetes, are showing promise for treating various conditions beyond their original scop… Read More
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2024-04-23 11:00
This is an extension of the recent post, “Obesity Villains Reconsidered,” which discusses an interesting 2009 paper in which multiple authors looked closely at many accepted or… Read More
2024-04-18 11:00
The word “multifactorial” has been mentioned here many times before. Thanks to life being how it is, a plethora of factors will always be at work, on us and around us, in pretty… Read More
2024-04-17 11:00
In the realm of weight loss medications, few have captured attention quite like Ozempic. Promising not just significant weight loss but also sustainable results, Ozempic and other GLP-1 dru… Read More
2024-04-16 11:00
A billion of anything is quite a landmark. A person might think it would warrant some kind of celebration. But no. The Lancet just went with a sober headline: “More than one billion p… Read More
2024-04-11 11:00
Here is an example of everyday craziness that we somehow manage to calmly assimilate and probably not even notice. A person may speak of raising funds for charity. Of course we know what th… Read More
2024-04-10 11:00
We continue looking at the latest headlines in the fascinating and controversial world of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. A lot has been going on in the past few weeks.
#ReleaseTheVials!… Read More
2024-04-09 11:00
A few years back, an ultimatum was issued to former high school valedictorian Ryan Trahan. The Texas A&M student and star athlete was told that he must either give up running and promot… Read More
2024-04-04 11:00
In the past, Childhood Obesity News published a series of posts around the theme of “wider education,” a corny pun on the well-known phrase “higher education” which… Read More
2024-04-03 11:00
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, has unveiled a concerning link between childhood obesity and the heightened risk of develop… Read More
2024-04-02 11:00
For over a decade, there has been a growing conviction that using BMI as the obesity measurement standard is unrealistic, especially where females are concerned. And people with a lot of le… Read More
2024-03-28 11:00
This is an interesting topic because when parents think about protecting their children, they have a certain gallery of pictures in their minds, concerning the events and people that childr… Read More
2024-03-27 11:00
For decades, Oprah Winfrey has been an icon of empowerment and resilience, but behind her public persona lay a battle with weight stigma that was both personal and deeply pervasive. In a Ma… Read More
2024-03-26 11:00
We have computer professionals to thank for the term “hack.” It’s a quick and probably inelegant solution whose chief virtue is that it works. From there, the word grew to… Read More
2024-03-21 11:00
Although the corporate magnates exert pressure on us to eat worthless pseudo-food, parents do not have to surrender to that pressure. The easiest time to push back is in the first few years… Read More
2024-03-20 11:00
In the ongoing battle against obesity, a new front has emerged in the form of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound. These medications, heralded for their potentia… Read More
2024-03-19 11:00
This post continues to meditate on a piece by Julia Olech, who is trying to scare us. Listen to this:
Some parents begin exposing their children to junk food when they’re as young as… Read More
2024-03-14 11:00
A brand-new study, published only last month, reveals the folk whose profession is to influence children to nag their parents until the grownups give up and buy Product B instead of Product… Read More
2024-03-13 11:00
A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity suggests that middle-aged people are significantly more likely to become obese if one or both of their parents were overweight duri… Read More
2024-03-12 11:00
For anyone who wonders exactly how many pediatric patients were prescribed weight-loss drugs in 2023, the headline “Doctors Gave 4,000 Kids Weight-Loss Drugs In 2023” might seem… Read More
2024-03-07 11:00
The huge story of the past year has been the explosion in the use of a whole new genre of weight-loss drugs. Like any such gigantic, all-encompassing development, this one has brought innum… Read More
2024-03-06 12:40
Children with normal weight seem to have a different gut microbiota response to endocrine disruptors like bisphenol A (BPA) compared to those with overweight or obesity, one study finds. Bi… Read More
2024-03-05 11:00
It is one thing to intuitively notice the correlation between increasing child obesity and the ever-mounting abundance of ultra-processed foods on supermarket shelves and in the kitchens of… Read More
2024-02-29 11:00
Our recent post referred to the tendency of some things to “go together,” almost as if their pairing was a law of Nature. One of those seemingly inevitable conjunctions links sp… Read More
2024-02-28 11:00
For nearly a year, the discourse surrounding GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Wegovy, Zepbound and Saxenda has been ongoing, with a central focus on what happens when patients stop using the… Read More
2024-02-27 11:00
The methodology involved in persuading children to pester their parents for certain brands of cereal and other food products has been described as aggressive, pervasive, ubiquitous, tiresom… Read More
2024-02-22 11:00
Childhood Obesity News has cited these figures before, and they are definitely worthy of repetition:
More than 80% of food advertising in the country promotes fast food, sugary drinks, and… Read More
2024-02-21 17:19
We continue looking at the latest headlines in the fascinating and controversial world of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Let’s go!
Coverage of weight loss drugs might be changing
The Center… Read More
2024-02-20 11:00
Just in time to complement this page’s series on the history of dubiously-intentioned, propaganda-styled advertising, journalist Julia Olech has published a highly detailed report on… Read More
2024-02-15 11:00
In his New York Times piece, “Why Your New Year’s Diet Is Doomed,” Mark Bittman wrote,
The interactions among calorie intake, exercise, fat accumulation, insulin resistanc… Read More
2024-02-14 11:00
We haven’t discussed pet obesity in a while, with such hot topics as advertising to kids and the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs taking over for a while. So now is a good time as any to revis… Read More
2024-02-13 11:00
As the 20-teens decade progressed, conditions grew worse in the realm of celebrity endorsements. A study from New York University’s School of Medicine zeroed in on the sick relationsh… Read More
2024-02-08 11:00
Suppose that a prominent medical journal published a review paid for by Coca-Cola, General Mills, Hershey’s, Kellogg’s, Kraft Foods, and Monsanto, and partly authored by “… Read More
2024-02-07 11:00
We’ve been focusing recently on advertising to kids and the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in the news, but what’s going on in the world of childhood obesity research? Most notably, tw… Read More
2024-02-06 11:00
A 2016 study revealed that children “as young as 2 years old could recognize food and beverage characters…” and for several years they are deeply impressionable. Children… Read More
2024-02-02 11:00
We are up to Part 8 of this series already, and it’s only 2015. In February of that year, YouTube made bold moves that were characterized by complaints to the Federal Trade Commission… Read More
2024-02-01 11:00
The latest news about the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs looks at how the latest developments can potentially both positively and negatively affect consumers and businesses. Let’s take a loo… Read More
2024-01-30 19:26
In 2015 celebrities, especially if they worked for Disney, were catching flack for moonlighting in Coca-Cola ads. Journalist Jon Yaneff wrote,
Take for example a recent study published in t… Read More
2024-01-25 11:00
Early in 2014, Hank Cardello in a Forbes.com article noted how a drugstore chain had sacrificed $2 billion in annual profits by removing cigarettes from its shelves. Apple expunged 6,000 &l&helli…Read More
2024-01-24 11:00
Despite soaring prices, reported side effects (some serious), and the fact that many gain their weight back after stopping taking their weight loss medications, overweight adults are still… Read More
2024-01-23 11:00
This sequence of posts is a historical overview of the food industry’s ambitious project of brainwashing children to nag their parents to buy them the worst possible excuses for food… Read More
2024-01-18 11:00
This is the continuation of an exploration of the possible negative effects of the new wave of weight-loss drugs, which began with a recent post.
Physical function limitations affect the ac… Read More
2024-01-17 11:00
A recent study published in the medical journal Obesity revealed that approximately 80% of individuals prescribed anti-obesity medications discontinue usage within one year. Other insights… Read More
2024-01-16 11:00
Over the past year or so, millions of words have been published about new products in the pharmaceutical industry. For a while, it seemed as if there might be no downside at all; that these… Read More
2024-01-11 11:00
Lately there has been a revival of interest in a subject that many people, regardless of how well-intentioned, have trouble wrapping their heads around: the paradox of obesity and food inse… Read More
2024-01-10 11:00
This week’s Medscape report by journalist Alicia Ault discusses the latest challenges faced by pediatric obesity specialists in accessing glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists, med… Read More
2024-01-09 11:00
We have learned many abbreviated, initial-defined terms for various conditions, and here are two more: MVPA and LPA which stand, respectively, for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and… Read More
2024-01-04 11:00
Let’s take one more look at some possible responses to the winter holiday season, for two reasons. First, it’s never too early to start planning for next year. Not necessarily t… Read More
2024-01-03 11:01
As we enter the new year, the alarming rise in obesity rates among children is a pressing issue that demands immediate attention and concerted efforts to reverse the trend. Two recent studi… Read More
2024-01-02 18:43
We got stressed out, we ate too much, we drank too much, and now we don’t feel very good about ourselves. The basic line of reasoning here is that an awful lot of harmful behavior is… Read More
2023-12-29 11:00
What drives people to overeat? For the most part, stress. Therefore, anything that alleviates stress is worthy of attention. Life is famous for one thing: throwing us into unforeseen crises… Read More
2023-12-28 11:00
Almost every helpful hint that has been mentioned here in a specific winter holiday context is perfectly adaptable all year round, and this is especially true of the caveats for hosts and g… Read More
2023-12-27 11:00
Once a person has grasped the unlikelihood of super-heroic transformation, at least one corollary becomes obvious. In union there is strength. A good rule is, “Support other adults wh… Read More
2023-12-26 11:00
Sometimes we share our thoughts and feelings with other people, both professional and civilian. Sometimes we talk to ourselves. When talking to oneself, what might be useful to say?
Let&rsq&helli…Read More
2023-12-22 11:00
The food-as-hospitality equation is beautiful but also dangerous, because some extenders of hospitality take it very hard if visitors do not devour every morsel of every dish. It is to be h… Read More
2023-12-21 11:00
Circumvent the Win
For anyone who aspires to be a worthy role model — and don’t we all? — the holiday season is the perfect time to practice all our best habits and set a… Read More
2023-12-20 11:00
The subject of the mouth as the most problematic body part, during the holiday season, is a very difficult topic to let go of, because it is multi-dimensional. First and most obviously, we… Read More
2023-12-19 11:00
A prominent topic here has been our mouths, what goes into them, and what comes out of them. If only we could all make it through the holidays without hearing things we don’t want to… Read More
2023-12-18 11:00
The previous post finished up by quoting an officer of the National Obesity Forum who advises taking relatives aside at family holiday gatherings to discuss their weight problems and recomm… Read More
2023-12-15 11:00
Recent posts have a lot to say about the damage that can be done by mouths, both our own and other people’s. Some adults put intoxicants into their mouths, and unkind words come out… Read More
2023-12-14 11:00
The types of social disorder mentioned in the last post prove that the mouth is the most dangerous part of the body. Our own mouths get us in trouble, and those of other people say things t… Read More
2023-12-13 11:00
The body part most closely associated with the winter holiday festivities is the mouth, and not only because of all the singing and eating. At any social gathering, there is generally quite… Read More
2023-12-12 11:00
Around this time of year, Americans are likely to celebrate one or more of around 30 different religious and cultural holidays. Most of these festivities seem to involve gifts, merriment, a… Read More
2023-12-11 11:00
This quotation, typical of many others, comes from Healthline:
Research has found that when people stop using semaglutide medications […] weight rebound occurs. Experts say this is b… Read More
2023-12-08 11:00
When a person has lost a fair amount of weight, or is still in the process, to have some kind of structure can be very useful, which is why Childhood Obesity News frequently recommends Brai… Read More
2023-12-07 11:00
Most recently, we mentioned the sad statistics around weight regain after both bariatric surgery and semaglutide therapy. Everyone, it seems, is destined to suffer the rebound effect. Even… Read More
2023-12-06 11:00
The large question under consideration here is whether the seemingly miraculous new weight-loss drugs are enough, in and of themselves, to permanently and meaningfully change people’s… Read More
2023-12-05 11:00
UCSF (University of California San Francisco) has words for the patient considering weight-loss surgery. Some of those words are, “Not a cure for obesity, but rather a tool…&rd&helli…Read More
2023-12-04 12:01
December started with breaking news in the realm of weight-loss drugs, making the case yet again that GLP-1 drugs can potentially cause significant adverse side effects and should be approa… Read More
2023-12-01 16:59
There has been an ongoing debate about whether people taking anti-obesity drugs can stop taking them after their desired effect is achieved, and what happens if they do.
In her recent artic… Read More
2023-11-28 11:00
Semaglutide-based pharmaceuticals like Ozempic and Wegovy are thought to achieve results by counteracting genetic mutations. Many people already regard semaglutide as The Answer to obesity… Read More
2023-11-27 11:00
Increasingly, experts lean into the idea that some people’s brains just have “different wiring” which is responsible for various brain disorders, including addiction. Of c… Read More
2023-11-24 11:00
Death and drinking are two more areas that interact with GLP-1 drugs and their cousins. This article by Tyler Durden is very thorough about what happened and when, in the history of trackin… Read More
2023-11-22 11:00
It might be useful to review the things that are known, suspected, or feared, about the new weight-loss drugs. Of course, they are not all the same, or else why even bother to create a diff… Read More
2023-11-21 11:00
Published about a decade ago by Princeton University Press, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas is the result of 15 years of fi… Read More
2023-11-20 11:00
The previous post discussed the run-up to bariatric surgery. because both before and after surgery, lifestyle interventions will be the patient’s new reality. The whole point is to ma… Read More
2023-11-17 11:00
The broad question under consideration here is whether the GLP-1 drugs in their various manifestations will cure obesity once and for all, and particularly whether they can possibly do so i… Read More
2023-11-16 11:00
There are said to be six “pillars” of lifestyle medicine: “plant-based nutrition, physical activity, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, restorative sleep, a… Read More
2023-11-14 11:00
Just by the very nature of contemporary life, mental health treatment is not often conducted in person. Apps and devices that monitor physical vital signs have been around for a long time… Read More
2023-11-14 11:00
We have been looking at the idea that the need for lifestyle intervention of some kind might be necessary throughout life. There is nothing wrong with that. Take religion, for instance. No… Read More
2023-11-13 10:00
Monday, November 13, is Veterans Day Observed. We will return with a regular post on Tuesday, November 14.
Happy Veterans Day!
Photo by Chad Madden on UnsplashThe post Happy Veterans Days!… Read More
2023-11-10 10:00
A lot of addicts can analyze their condition with a thoroughness that a combination psychiatrist/novelist would admire. Sadly though, as Werner Erhard pointed out, “Understanding is t… Read More
2023-11-09 10:00
One of the murkier areas of addiction theory is how it relates to the basic biological drives inherent in an organism. Dr. Pretlow has speculated about this:
Displacement behavior represent… Read More
2023-11-08 10:00
As mentioned in Part 3 of this series, we all go through times of feeling like we can neither change nor escape an unpleasant situation. It is a good idea to choose, and keep ready in your… Read More
2023-11-07 10:00
These are additional points made by Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., who is very empathetic toward patients traumatized by many of his professional colleagues. For one thing, he believes that pharmace… Read More
2023-11-06 10:00
People may not find themselves in total agreement with everything said by Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., but he tunes in to what turns patients off. In the classic Ten Things format, he provides a l… Read More
2023-11-03 10:00
The previous post mentioned how some patients will not take their prescribed medications even if the government gives them out for free, but that is not the manufacturers’ problem, as… Read More
2023-11-02 10:00
This page has mentioned Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., a Canadian doctor with some controversial ideas. In a TIME article, he characterized society’s obsession with weight as “hateful,&r&helli…Read More
2023-11-01 10:00
As we learned from the previous post, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff proposes that the idea of holding patients entirely responsible for managing their own weight loss — even with the help of pro… Read More
2023-10-31 10:00
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, who occupies the roles of Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa and Medical Director of Ottawa’s Bariatric Medical Institute, has for… Read More
2023-10-30 10:00
A multi-author paper discussed mHealth, or the use of mobile phones and other wireless technology to deliver medical care. It is more thoroughly defined as…
[…] the delivery o… Read More
2023-10-27 10:00
A typical article (from Nature) about versions of the GLP-1 drugs states that people who receive “traditional lifestyle intervention” tend to helplessly regain weight when their… Read More
2023-10-26 10:00
As mentioned in a recent post, drug trial literature mentions the term “lifestyle intervention” with astonishing frequency, and the phrase is even often prefaced by the adjectiv… Read More
2023-10-25 10:00
The scientific-minded person tends to disparage “anecdotal evidence” and to say, “Show me the scientific evidence.” But fundamentally, they are one and the same.
In… Read More
2023-10-24 10:00
Sometimes, a headline seemingly tells the whole story. For example,
Lilly’s tirzepatide shows additional 21.1% weight loss after 12 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention, for a to… Read More
2023-10-23 10:00
Moving on to tirzepatide, it is semaglutide mixed with another GLP-1 agonist. Under the brand name Mounjaro, it is currently approved only for type 2 diabetes, but is widely used “off… Read More
2023-10-20 10:00
The previous post discussed the STEP trials, which are multi-staged and spread out over many institutions. We mentioned Timothy Garvey, M.D., who wrote that the weight loss achieved by many… Read More
2023-10-19 10:00
Today’s question is: Do the new, remarkably effective GLP-1 obesity medications eliminate the need for obesity interventions such as BrainWeighve? At this moment, it looks like the an… Read More
2023-10-18 10:00
As Dr. Pretlow has said, the destructive side of the displacement mechanism is found in people who allow drugs, alcohol, or food to take over their lives. How does that happen?
We speculate… Read More
2023-10-17 10:00
If a situation is to be dealt with, obviously the first step is to name this allegedly un-faceable dilemma; and even here, a person might encounter a surprise. Sometimes, taking the trouble… Read More
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