What do Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Schumer, and Elon Musk have in common? They all tried weight loss medications, with varying success. Medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound may literally save or lengthen the lives of overweight people. If you need them, take them. Celebrities may be invested in looking their best, but […]
If you are obese, you increase food intake triggered by hunger, cravings, loss of control, and foraging behavior. You may not realize it, but you also have reduced metabolism when at rest. All of this leads to fat accumulation. Book Review: Nature Wants Us to Be Fat, by Richard J. Johnson, MD Dr. Johnson is […]
Obesity is a significant public health crisis. Weight Watchers (now WW) was consistently ranked as the top weight loss program. Imagine the surprise of its members to find that their trusted program filed for bankruptcy. Weight Watchers filed for bankruptcy to eliminate debt and to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition […]
Let me guess. You made a New Year’s Resolution to diet and exercise, and you’ve already faltered. You’re not alone. Based on a study published by Drive Research, 23% of adults quit their New Year’s resolutions by the end of the first week, and 43% quit by the end of January. If only there were […]
This is the fifth column in a series of seven dedicated to the Stages of Change, highlighting weight loss. In 1983, Prochaska and DiClemente developed the Stages of Change model, which describes the stages a person goes through as they attempt to make significant changes. The model includes six well-defined stages that people move through […]