Weight and Healthcare

Let’s start today with what P-hacking is, and then we can talk about why we needed to talk about it in the first place. Please note this is an overview, there are many more layers and complications t…

In Part 1 I talked about the WaPo/Examination piece “As ob*sity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice…General Mills warns of “food shaming"; dietitian influencers promote junk foods …

The headline ran “As ob*sity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice…General Mills warns of “food shaming"; dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts.…

In part 1 we examined the massively misleading opening claim of the abstract of the new study “Long-term weight loss effects of semaglutide in obesity without diabetes in the SELECT trial” by Ryan et…

As you might imagine, I subscribe to a large number of medical publications and in the last couple of days I’ve been receiving updates from them falling all over themselves to breathlessly claim that…

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During the Q&A at a recent talk at a medical conference a healthcare provide…

In part 1 we talked about the long-standing, evidence-free phenomenon of “jump-starting” weight loss using some kind of short-term extreme food/caloric restriction. Today we have another version stra…

I received the following question from reader Deena:

I love when you talk about the funding and other conflicts of interest of the people who write studies. It seems obvious that you don’t think discl…

In part one we looked at the staggering conflicts of interest and issues with the efficacy in the Semaglutide 2.4 (Wegovy) cardiovascular trial (Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Ob*sity* wi…

Today we’re going to talk about common advice that has long been a pet peeve of mine. It is advice that I, myself, have been given and that I’ve heard from countless people. It happens when someone (…

In their zeal to medicalize and pathologize higher-weight bodies for profit, the weight loss industry (and the advocacy groups they fund, and the elements of healthcare they influence) have worked ha…

Moving forward I’m going to be writing about efforts on a number of fronts that are trying to recommend weight loss and, in particular, weight loss drugs to older adults. Much of this is part of the …

Every single day I hear from people who have had terrible experiences with healthcare providers. I often write about issues with overt weight stigma and the weight-loss paradigm in working higher-wei…

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This is the final in a three-part series about Tirzepatide (Brand name Mounj…

In part one I gave a summary of the drug Tirzepatide. Today we’re going to begin a look into the most recent study of Tirzepatide for weight loss under the brand name Zepbound - the SURMOUNT – 4 tria…

Zepbound (one of the brand names for Tirzepatide) is a newly approved “weight loss medication” (more on that in a moment) delivered by weekly injection. Today we’ll talk about the basics of the drug,…

Reader Patty asked:”I’m confused, it seems like these new weight loss drugs have some dangerous side effects, but they are FDA approved so doesn’t that mean they are safe?”

Thanks for the great questi…

On the days when I need some hope and good news, I think about Medical Students for Size Inclusivity. In their own words “We are a community of medical students raising awareness about the harms of w…

Reader Barabara asked:

”I’ve tried to look into the “science” Awaken 180 claims to rely on, but there’s not much to go on from their website. Similarly, I’ve tried to find out more about the founder, …

Reader Lindsay sent this question in, and it’s one I hear a lot from healthcare practitioners in the Q&As after my talks:

If I’m practicing patient-centered care, doesn’t that mean that if a patient’s…