If you thought enthusiasm for investing in #ObesityMedicine development was waning, think again. Roche and Pfizer are making big commitments and putting big money on the table. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/big-...

Pieter Bruegel Is a brilliant pick for the issue at hand!

Information Cancellation: Labeling it "fear mongering," USDA will no longer collect data on food insecurity. Who needs data? Together with the largest-ever cuts in #FoodAssistance, this is enough to make us think they don't care about #hunger. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/usda...

This looks interesting and perhaps timely given this age of circulating dis/misinformation.

Thanks @conscienhealth.bsky.social!

Will the new book from @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social increase our #FoodIntelligence? Only if we get it and digest it. Having given it a read, we recommend it. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/get-...

At #EASD2025 this week, it became plain that competition between @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social and @novonordisk.bsky.social is heating up for an oral tablet to treat #obesity. We see contrasting strategies and sharp elbows. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

In @thelancet.com and at #EASD2025, #tirzepatide is the first therapy to show durable A1c and BMI reductions for kids with type 2 diabetes. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/easd...

Survey data presented at #EASD2025 suggests that many people experience a big reduction in #FoodNoise when they take #semaglutide for obesity. HT: @novonordisk.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2025/09/easd...

Pivotal results for #orforglipron came out today in @nejm.org with simultaneous presentation at #EASD2025. Will it be the GLP-1 for a mass market? We will see – when @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social brings it to market. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/easd...

A new study today in @nature.com Medicine tells us that long-term outcomes with #MetabolicSurgery are better than #GLP1 medicines alone for diabetes and obesity. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/surg...

For a long time, much of the effort to prevent early #ChildhoodObesity has focused on parents. New research in @thelancet.com suggests this is ineffective. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/time...

The distinction between opinions and evidence-based guidance is essential. In the attention economy, #ScientificPuffery might be attractive, but it works against credibility. And right now, scientific #credibility is under siege. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/conf...

The gap between reality and rhetoric became abundantly clear with the release of the #MAHA (in)action plan. Of course, inaction is better than harmful action. HT: @hbottemiller.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2025/09/maha...

Correlation, causation, what's the diff? Headlines this week tell us "study finds" that #ClimateChange causes #AddedSugar consumption to go up. Clickbait. 🙄 conscienhealth.org/2025/09/risi...

A thoughtful commentary and an upcoming book by @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, have us thinking about distinctions between food and the #FoodEnvironment, as well as the problem with calling it all "toxic." conscienhealth.org/2025/09/pois...

This makes no sense. In the same breath, @icer-review.bsky.social tells us that #semaglutide and #tirzepatide offer good value, but they're too dang costly. How can we explain this exasperating oxymoron? conscienhealth.org/2025/09/new-...

Two fundamental hurdles stand in the way of progress toward better obesity care: 1. The focus on #WeightLoss instead of health gains. 2. The abject failure to deliver care at #scale. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

The hot topic in #ObesityCare is how best to use obesity #medicine and #surgery to complement each other and lead patients to better health outcomes. Patient-centered care is leading the way. Research has some catching up to do. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

Despite all the rants and exhortations about what we eat, it turns out that most of the compounds in the food we eat are unknown to science. Let's get curious! #Nutrition #DarkMatter conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

Enticed by sketchy #peptide sellers, "gym bros" think they're "shredding fat" by injecting dubious concoctions labeled as retatrutide. @fda.gov says it's cracking down on the businesses that prey on these fools. We shall see. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/fda-...

It's more than a little odd to see @hhsgov.govmirrors.com suppress findings about #alcohol and cancer at the same time they're trying to "make America healthy." Though the health harms of alcohol are great, it seems not to be a priority. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/hhs-...

Last week, @fda.gov told us “it could potentially be confusing” if they disclosed the prolonged half-life of a drug in its labeling. But it turns out that FDA says in its own guidance that it’s important to provide this information. 🙄 conscienhealth.org/2025/09/why-...

Persistent confusion and disagreements about a #clinical definition for #obesity points to the need for substantial work before we have consensus. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

Based on observational data with limited follow-up @novonordisk.bsky.social is making extravagant claims for #Wegovy versus tirzepatide on cardiovascular outcomes. It strikes us as more #hype than science. conscienhealth.org/2025/09/extr...

A thought for Labor Day. It looks like this administration's strategy to purge Black women from the the workforce is working. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

A tale of two studies in #HeartDisease presented over the weekend. One, of beta blockers widely used for an indication with no benefit. The other, of semaglutide and tirzepatide preventing death and hospitalization, but nearly impossible to get. #ESC2025 conscienhealth.org/2025/09/a-st...

We take great pride in this work done by Thoughtform, @obesityaction.bsky.social, @drexeluniversity.bsky.social, and the ABOM Foundation to reimagine #PrimaryCare for #Obesity. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/more...

This has been a bad week for #CDC. With good reason, people are wondering if it will even exist in four years. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/what...

A new RCT of #UltraProcessedFood compares oatmeal to candy and chocolate milk for breakfast. We have our doubts about its earth-shaking findings. Yes, duh, bad food choices are not good for us. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/new-...

Only 8% of cardiologists follow the #WholeFoods #PlantBased diet that @accintouch.bsky.social recommends for heart health. It is far easier to talk about #HealthyLifestyles than to follow glib recommendations. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/walk...

🚨🚨🚨!! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

Early this month, @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social stock plummeted on the news of topline results with #orforglipron. Yesterday it soared on a second set of very similar results. Why are investors so clueless about the real potential of this drug? conscienhealth.org/2025/08/clue...

A new documentary from Netflix, documenting 18 seasons of exploitation on the Biggest Loser, tells us a little bit about what has changed and a lot about what has not on #WeightBias and stigma in 20 years. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/lear...

Treating #obesity requires a long-term strategy for managing a chronic disease. The real benefit goes beyond weight to preventing cancer (and other complications). New data in @jamaoncology.com. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/addi...

Will #MAHA bring a radical reform to the quality of the U.S. #FoodSupply? Or wind up as a tool for selling selling us more junk food embellished with a healthy halo? HT: @theatlantic.com @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2025/08/thin...

Why are we seeing a wave of #FlaminHotSpice sweeping over the food industry? Maybe the hot spice can "make cheap food taste like something." HT: @theatlantic.com @marketplace.org @elcush.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2025/08/flam...

Are we witnessing a shift in public discourse about health and weight when Serena Williams speaks on behalf of ro about her own challenges? conscienhealth.org/2025/08/a-co...

Fitbits? Old & tired. The hot new thing is #ContinuousGlucoseMonitoring for all. So this week @fda.gov approved the first CGM system specifically for weight management. Follow the money. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/fda-...

The news of an #Ozempic deal with @goodrx.bsky.social makes it clear that GLP-1 #prices are coming down and @novonordisk.bsky.social is still feeling a big bite from #compounding. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/ozem...

Can we imagine a $5,000 penalty for relapsing breast cancer? Of course not. But after obesity surgery, a school district feels OK about a $5,000 penalty for weight regain. Nope, #WeightBias is not gone. It's just sneakier. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/bias...

A new editorial in @nejm.org has us thinking that analysts who dismiss outcomes with #CagriSema and #orforglipron are missing a big shift in goals for obesity treatment. Long-term health is becoming more important than short-term weight loss alone. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/targ...

Yet another study suggests that #PFAS exposure influences weight regain after #obesity treatment. Overlooking the harm of endocrine disrupting chemicals is a mistake. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/pfas...

Yesterday, #Wegovy became the first #ObesityMedicine with an indication for #MASH. This is a big deal because it supports the understanding that treating obesity is all about long-term gains in health, not just short-term weight loss. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/wego...

President Trump said he wanted drug prices to go up in the rest of the world and come down in the U.S. @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social got the first part of that message and dutifully hiked the #Mounjaro #price in the UK to nearly triple its old price. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/trum...

An impressive analysis of a #NaturalExperiment in #walkablity tells us that walkable cities really do nudge people to get more active. This is good news. HT: @nature.com conscienhealth.org/2025/08/yes-...

It looks like AHA got the jump on MAHA and issued a scientific advisory on #UltraProcessedFoods ahead of the alternative science coming from RFK's commission. HT: @americanheart.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2025/08/amer...

Yesterday, @obesitycanada.bsky.social took another leap forward with their second update to clinical guidance for #ObesityMedicines. In the background lurks some unresolved dissonance in clinical definitions for #obesity. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/cana...

Here's something to ponder. Floating in the North Atlantic, there are more metric tons of #nanoplastics than the combined mass of all mammals living on dry land. As a reservoir for #EndocrineDisruptingChemicals, can we ignore them? conscienhealth.org/2025/08/27-m...

“I was trying to tell people for years that five to ten percent weight loss has important benefits – and it really does. But patients simply were not buying it.” Now we have the tools and struggle is to deliver obesity care at scale to those who need it. conscienhealth.org/2025/08/movi...