BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place

Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.

Scott Hagan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
June 26, 2023 • ~9 min

Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?

Americans with excess weight and obesity have been hit hard by COVID-19. Now there is reason to believe they may not get the same protection from the vaccines.

Cate Varney, Clinical Physician, University of Virginia • conversation
Feb. 8, 2021 • ~7 min

A doctor's open apology to those fighting overweight and obesity

All too often the medical community 'fat-shames' patients trying to lose weight, when in fact obesity and overweight are complicated medical issues.

J. David Prologo, Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2020 • ~9 min

Coronavirus linked to greater risk of life-threatening infection in people with obesity

Over-active immune response might be behind higher rates of life-threatening COVID-19 infections in patients with obesity.

Noel Caplice, University College Cork • conversation
May 6, 2020 • ~6 min

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