When people hear the phrase ‘emotional eating’, there’s a tendency to associate it with crying over a tub of Ben & Jerries, or stress-munching your way through a pack of cookies. While it's common for people to turn to food for comfort as a way to cope with big, difficult feelings, there are ma...
Calorie counting has been the basis of many weight loss programs for decades now and shows no signs of disappearing any time soon. Whether it’s fasting, setting a certain calorie limit each day, or using an app to track ‘calories in vs calories out’, these calorie controlled methods of losing w...
When you’re not getting enough sleep, the negative impact goes beyond making you feel ‘just a bit tired’. It can affect your mood, your relationships, and your overall quality of life.
Obesity is linked to a higher risk of sleep disorders, including insomnia. It's not clear whether that's beca...
Following on from last week’s blog which focused on the pros and cons of certain anti-obesity medications, we are going to continue the topic by diving into some of the most commonly asked questions with regard to these medicines.
One of the questions I get asked the most is:
Does the weight ...
Long-term weight loss is extremely challenging, even with lifestyle changes.Only around 5% of people are able to lose 20% of their body weight with lifestyle changes alone.
So while you may benefit from short-term weight loss, your hormones often end up working against you, increasing your ap...
We’re all familiar with obesity being linked to issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure but the skin consequences of obesity remain inadequately discussed.
I was delighted to interview dermatologist Dr. Cris Berlingeri, to help us better understand how weight intersects...
Pediatric obesity is now of epidemic proportions in the United States, with 1 in 5 children meeting the definition of pediatric obesity. Even more concerning is that minoritized populations, including black populations and Hispanic populations, have closer to 1 in 4 children meeting that defini...
When it comes to healthy and sustainable ways to lose weight, nothing works without a comprehensive approach. These key pillars of weight management are exactly the sorts of medical and lifestyle factors you would expect to discuss if you worked with an obesity medicine physician.
Obesity is ...
Obesity is a chronic lifelong condition, which unfortunately has no cure, although there are many good treatments, medications, surgery, and lifestyle interventions.
There are millions of ways you can lose weight, but not very many of them are evidence-based or sustainable, meaning you’ll...
