Big change in access to obesity medicines under Medicare is coming July 1. Trouble is that details are murky to many people who need to know about it. Get the scoop from @obesityaction.bsky.social @obesitysociety.bsky.social @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social @asmbs.org conscienhealth.org/2026/06/04/a...

In @nytimes.com, Simar Bajaj suggests we're seeing a resurgence of shame, blame, and stigma in public health. But we wonder, did it ever really fade? conscienhealth.org/2026/06/03/a...

How many angels are dancing on that pinhead? Is obesity underdiagnosed, as a new paper in @annalsofim.bsky.social says? Or is it overdiagnosed, as Francesco Rubino argues it might be in @nature.com? Dance, angels, dance. conscienhealth.org/2026/06/02/w...

Obesity is a "diet-related" disease, right? Yes, but there is a good case to be made that technology dependence is also playing a role in its rise, along with many related health issues. Manoush Zomorodi and @ayesharascoe.bsky.social explain. conscienhealth.org/2026/06/01/d...

Like the dog that finally caught a car he chased, people who have been chasing weight loss need to figure out what to do now that drugs like retatrutide are delivering exceptional potency for weight loss. Hint: The importance of health outcomes will rise. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/31/r...

For years, the dominant narrative about health disparities has focused on race, ethnicity, income, and education. Familiar social determinants of health. But a new study in @nature.com Human Behavior says mistrust and political polarization are important factors. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/30/i...

Can a fruit fly teach us something about nutrition, homeostasis, obesity, and maybe even humility about common notions of eating healthy? conscienhealth.org/2026/05/29/c...

In case the change in nomenclature from PCOS to PMOS leaves you wondering why, let's take a moment to consider the implications of an unfortunate old name for misunderstanding and stigma. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/28/p...

For folks committed to "lifestyle therapy" in obesity, medical advances for obesity pose a challenge. Contrasting views surface in sound bites from a recent @jama.com summit. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/27/g...

Precision medicine for obesity is a goal for researchers in obesity care and new research suggests that it might have important implications for cancer prevention in obesity treatment. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/26/p...

Are obesity medicines and surgery at crossed purposes? Or are we inevitably headed toward a more realistic model of chronic care for obesity? Two new papers – in @jamasurgery.com & @nature.com Medicine – offer insight. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/25/t...

Carlo Petrini, creator of the @slowfoodhq.bsky.social movement, died this week after a lifetime of work to promote “good, clean, and fair” food for all. In his view, food is a tool for culture, pleasure, and social justice, not a distorted form of medicine. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/24/c...

Headlines this week confront us with an uncomfortable truth. When stock deals intersect with progress on access to obesity care, we simply have to admit it: The politics of access to obesity care are weird. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/23/t...

The dramatic results announced yesterday by @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social for retatrutide in obesity suggest that big changes in the order of things for obesity care lie ahead. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/22/r...

New Study: Up to a third of patients "who have historically undergone bariatric surgery and medical treatment for obesity, respectively, would have been classified as having pre-clinical obesity and could potentially have care withheld by payers as a result." conscienhealth.org/2026/05/21/i...

For many years, the link between obesity and cancer has been hiding in plain sight. But a new translational science review in @jama.com tells us untreated obesity now accounts for 10% of all new cancer diagnoses. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/20/o...

Health systems exist for the purpose of improving the health of individuals and whole communities. But when it comes to obesity, it seems that health systems are more of an obstacle than a help. HT: @cnbc.com conscienhealth.org/2026/05/19/a...

A new study in @nature.com from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration suggests obesity may be trending in sharply different ways for richer and poorer countries. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/18/h...

On ConscienHealth today, Ximena Ramos Salas reflects on three very important themes from #ECO2026 for understanding the future of obesity care. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/17/r...

One of the things we found a lot in Istanbul at #ECO2026 was #FoodNoise. In the markets and restaurants of course. But more important as a subject for serious scientific study at the meeting. HT: @ecpobesity.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/05/16/p...

At #ECO2026, EASO offered a new algorithm and a useful reality check for a field moving with dizzying speed. Its version 2.0 framework for pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications is not a cookbook. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/15/e...

One of the most enlightening sessions at #ECO2026 was the EDIT symposium, which brought a rigorous, objective approach to the fraught subject of obesity care and eating disorders. They prove that this difficult subject can be studied with integrity. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/14/e...

Two new peer-reviewed studies and a commentary presented today at #ECO2026 offer compelling insight into the field moving beyond a one-and-done weight-loss mindset toward a more durable model of chronic obesity care. HT: @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/05/13/e...

At #ECO2026, we should absolutely examine how food systems influence health. But if the goal is better health outcomes, more equitable care, and less stigma, then moralizing obesity doesn't ultimately help. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/12/e...

We're making our way to Istanbul for #ECO2026 and here are five themes we'll be tracking. BONUS: The post includes a link for free access to a NY Times guide for making the most of a brief visit to this fascinating city. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/11/f...

In announcing its quarterly results last week, @novonordisk.bsky.social noted that it has stopped working on a more advanced delivery system for CagriSema. Does this mean the company is looking past this once rising star of its portfolio? conscienhealth.org/2026/05/10/i...

"Everyone knows" that obesity is simply the result of a "toxic food supply" foisted on us by "Big Food" following the "Tobacco Playbook." Right? Or is this a case where a compelling narrative gets ahead of the facts? HT: @davidludwigmd.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/05/09/w...

When @juliabelluz.bsky.social tells us in @nytimes.com that obesity is a “diet-related” disease, she is half right. But the half that gets lost (it's more than food) is critically important for dealing effectively with obesity. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/08/t...

The uptake of Wegovy Tablets in the first months of its U.S. launch, nothing short of breathtaking, is sparking talk of a turnaround at @novonordisk.bsky.social. Is this talk on the mark or premature? conscienhealth.org/2026/05/07/a...

At the @asmbs.org annual meeting, the theme is "No One Left Behind." Yes, indeed, the imperative for equity is alive and well. Never more important. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/06/t...

As the annual meeting of @asmbs.org opens in San Antonio this week, there’s a palpable sense of transition in the air. The field is moving beyond weight loss and one-off interventions, taking its place in an obesity care model for metabolic health. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/05/a...

For years, obesity research largely overlooked a phenomenon that patients describe consistently: persistent, intrusive thoughts about food, now widely named as “food noise.” New publications tell us that's changing. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/04/s...

Half a million videos of #BeanTok on TikTok? Yes, while RFK Jr. is busy pushing beef and beef tallow fries, beans and their plant source protein are hot. HT: @marketplace.org @deutschjill.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/05/03/y...

A new RCT in @thelancet.com finds a “robust” effect on alcohol use disorder in persons with obesity. These findings merit attention because they point to important progress that can come with further work. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/02/r...

What should we make of the sharp contrast between soaring use of Zepbound (tirzepatide) and the slow start for Foundayo (orforglipron) tablets in the @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social first quarter results? Impatience meets optimism. conscienhealth.org/2026/05/01/z...

Why has it long been more common to talk about "comorbidities" of obesity than "complications"? Is this changing? Is diabetes merely a comorbidity of obesity or a genuine complication? Bev Tchang set us straight on this at the Columbia-Cornell obesity course. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/30/c...

In the new phase 3 toplines for survodutide in obesity from @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, people can see pretty much anything they want: OK weight loss or promise for very exciting health benefits. We are favoring a focus on health over weight. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/29/s...

"People vs Poison" HT: @marionnestle.bsky.social www.foodpolitics.com/2026/04/2843...

A new paper published in @embo.org Reports adds to a growing body of evidence that obesity leaves a durable imprint on human biology – right down to the level of DNA methylation. Yes, #obesity makes a mark on your DNA. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/28/o...

Glib advice to “eat real food” in the face of high food prices, rising food inflation, and cuts to food assistance for people who are struggling brings echoes of advice for peasants to “eat cake.” This is not sitting well with many people. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/27/e...

Reports have it that the White House is reining in RFK Jr. and MAHA moms are losing faith in this administration. Is the MAHA movement losing momentum? conscienhealth.org/2026/04/26/g...

The research shows that, even now, when people seek treatment with new obesity medicines, others are judging them as less moral, competent, and deserving of care than others who face obesity without medicines that effectively treat it. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/25/o...

“The axis of scientific integrity has shifted to the Global South, where Latin American nations – including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay – uphold food systems that are socially just and environmentally sustainable.” @marionnestle.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/04/24/h...

This week, Medicare stepped up to ensure seniors will have access to GLP-1 obesity meds through 2027. But health plans seem to be having a tough time choosing to protect the health of their members instead of chasing plumper profits. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/23/m...

Is #fructose a bad actor? Or an innocent bystander suffering guilt by association? A new review in @nature.com Metabolism says it is likely bad actor in our world of excess. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/22/c...

Already, the food industry finds it necessary to adapt to shifting consumer behaviors as GLP-1s take hold. Alcohol, too. Is the $100-billion cannabis industry next? conscienhealth.org/2026/04/21/a...

GLP-1 agonists have taken the world by storm – bringing a radical reconsideration of thinking about the role of medicines in obesity treatment. Richard DiMarchi and Matthias Tschöp suggest in a new paper that this is only a start. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/20/g...

Nice sum of our new study! Your Chatbot Is Likely Not a Reliable Source on Nutrition conscienhealth.org/2026/04/16/y... by @conscienhealth.bsky.social 🙏 "Overall, the chatbots dispensed problematic information half the time."

A new systematic review of body composition in obesity medicine RCTs is out. In 65% of studies more than 25% of weight loss came from muscle. Perspective is essential. Attention, not reflexive recoil, is warranted. HT: @annalsofim.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/04/19/a...