As a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine or a physician with an interest in the field, you may have found yourself trying to explain exactly what obesity medicine entails. The Obesity Treatment Foundation recently worked with other obesity medicine organizations including The Obesity Society and the Obesity Action Coalition to offer a formal explanation of the field that doctors can now share with others. The PowerPoint presentation is free to download and use. It covers topics including:

• The definition of obesity medicine
• How to diagnose obesity
• History, trends, and the evolution of obesity medicine
• Challenges and opportunities in the filed