Ozempic changed the lives of obesity patients. And then we had to stop prescribing it irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Ozempic changed the lives of obesity patients. And then we had to stop prescribing it irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Excellent resource from HSE Health & Wellbeing “Talking to your child about health and weight”
healthpromotion.ie/media/document…

Happy to have gotten the opportunity to speak HSRPP about what patient-centred management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG) looks like to those with experience of SMI and AIWG. Turns out very different to what our guidelines endorse!

Almost as remarkable as the efficacy of the new obesity drugs is their safety. This make these treatments sustainable for the chronic disease of obesity dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.24…

Nice article by Brenda Goodman in CNN about my latest research on the physiology of weight loss plateaus after a variety of interventions. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/22…

Important work here on defining and pushing for global recognition that #obesity is a chronic biological disease —NOT just a modifiable risk factor for other #NCDs and medical conditions. Manage obesity to help prevent other NCDs!

Preventing chronic disease: what policy interventions work is the theme of the second webinar in the Future of Chronic Disease in Ireland series 2024.

📅 12.00-1.30pm, 2 May

Organised by the Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre.

Register today!

#RCSIengage

La obesidad es una enfermedad crónica progresiva compleja con muchas causas potenciales (genéticas, biológicas y ambientales).

#Obesidades #obesidad #peso #causas #genética #ambiente #cerebro #hormonas #estigma #dieta #actividadfísica #estrés #saludmental #sueño

🚨GPs needed!! Check out our MSc students evaluation of virtual human technology to deliver information about weight stigma and weight-based communication in general practice. Anonymous access to the study below 👇
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5B…

Check our our new First Person Language Guide: Addressing Weight Bias

This guide aims to support the development of non-stigmatising research, project outputs and other communications. Thanks to Ximena Ramos Salas!

Download here: easo.org/person-first-l…

My friend, colleague and mentor Arya M. Sharma, MD is about to succeed in yet another field, the music industry! Give a good listen to his debut release! Bravo Arya! listen.music-hub.com/oaEcTe

Well done Sean Sean Maher and Muirne!
We didnt have any difficulty finding volunteers to help this research and also thank our members for sharing their thoughts and experiences.

Well done Sean Maher & Muirne et al - BMJ_Open article highlights impact healthcare professionals on social media have on people living with #obesity - social media is a tool to Empower, Educate & promote Evidence. Unfortunately it can also propagate #stigma & #bias

Those living with obesity deserve health professionals who understand the complexity of obesity & provide respectful, dignified & empathetic treatment focused on health.

Thanks to Obesidades México for allowing us translate/adapt their resource

Really? Take a GLP-1 RA and then stop it at 18 months and all the great new habits plus food is medicine stuff and you will maintain weight loss. Pure fantasy. Denies biology. When meds finally cost less we can end these eat less move more platitudes.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

We are waiting on the rest of our delivery of printed magazines, the first 100 are already gone in just 2 weeks!
You can read or download our latest issue online on our website icpobesity.org
We thank all involved in bringing this together.

Paul Mulholland speaks to obesity specialist Dr Michael Crotty about recent statements from the International Obesity Collaborative that define the changing concepts within the field
Michael Crotty Niamh Arthurs EASO Early Career Network HSE Ireland Irish College of GPs

#obesity

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Nice article in Medical Independent about recent consensus statements on BMI & the difference between obesity care & weight loss
medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ne…