” 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. “
Since its creation in 2009, the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER) has endeavored to accumulate…
At last month’s American College of Preventive Medicine national meeting, ABOM Diplomates…
More than 400 physicians were certified as obesity medicine specialists last week, when the results of the 2015 American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) certification exam were released…
One of the most common questions we get from physicians is simple: Why should I certify? While the response isn’t the same for every doctor, no one can frame an answer…