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2. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   Failing to do that could result in poor performance reviews, low ratings from insurance companies or being denied reimbursement if they refer patients to specialized care. Another issue, says Kimberly Gudzune, an obesity specialist at Johns Hopkins, is that many doctors, no matter their specialty, think weight falls under their authority.

3. Prescriptions for weight loss drugs are skyrocketing ... - AOL

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   Health care providers began prescribing the drug off-label to help patients shed pounds, and patients began posting about their rapid weight loss on social media, fueling Ozempic’s popularity ...

4. Health at Every Size - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of the medical complications of obesity, from the US CDC. Proponents claim that evidence from certain scientific studies has provided some rationale for a shift in focus in health management from weight loss to a weight-neutral approach in individuals who have a high risk of type 2 diabetes and/or symptoms of cardiovascular disease, and that a weight-inclusive approach focusing on ...

5. Health care reforms proposed during the Obama administration

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   There were a number of different health care reforms proposed during the Obama administration.Key reforms address cost and coverage and include obesity, prevention and treatment of chronic conditions, defensive medicine or tort reform, incentives that reward more care instead of better care, redundant payment systems, tax policy, rationing, a shortage of doctors and nurses, intervention vs ...

6. Is Compounded Semaglutide Effective for Weight Loss? - AOL

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   For instance, a 2021 study funded by Novo Nordisk (the manufacturer of Ozempic and Wegovy) included almost 2,000 people with overweight or obesity who didn’t have type 2 diabetes.

7. Obesity-associated morbidity - Wikipedia

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   Death rate from obesity, 2019. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic physical and mental illnesses.. The health effects of being overweight but not obese are controversial, with some studies showing that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) may actually be lower than for those with an ideal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). [1]