” I wish that physicians and the lay public alike understood that obesity is not as simple as ‘eating less and moving more.’ It was only in studying for certification that I learned about principles like the ‘set-point theory’ or the ‘defense of fatness’ in which the body seeks to return to its heaviest weight even IF significant weight loss is achieved. “
Established three years ago, the American College of Physicians’ Center for Patient Partnership in Healthcare (CPPH) has a goal of engaging patients
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Obesity medicine specialists and doctors seeking American Board of Obesity Medicine certification are invited to participate in the Institute of Human Nutrition’s 2016 Obesity…
The American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) is calling for volunteers to serve on a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Advisory Panel. The goal of the MOC Advisory Panel is…
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