Editorial Director
Samuel Klein, MD, MS
Editors
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Steven Haffner, MD
F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH
Contributors
Louis J. Aronne, MD
Kelly Brownell, PhD
Gary Foster, PhD
Ronald M. Krauss, MD
Robert Kushner, MD
Judy F. Loper, PhD, RD
Patrick M. O'Neil, PhD
Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD
Harvey J. Sugerman, MD
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New in the Slide Library Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Obesity In this talk, Dr. Klein and Dr. Sugerman present an overview of surgical therapies for the management of severe obesity. They discuss the indications, contraindications, postoperative complications, and expected long-term results from each of the bariatric surgical procedures currently being performed in the United States. |
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In the Slide Library Weight Bias and its Social, Economic, and Health Impact
This talk presents evidence of how weight bias very young children, as well as adults who are obese leads to multiple negative outcomes, including consequences for emotional, social, and physical health. |
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In the Slide Library Weight Bias in Health Care Settings
This talk presents evidence of weight bias among healthcare professionals and its negative impact on the quality of healthcare services provided to overweight and obese patients. This CME activity has been approved for AMA PRA credit. |
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In the Slide Library Dyslipidemia of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
This slide talk presents data on how weight loss, combined with treatment for the other metabolic syndrome risk factors, has been shown to reverse all components of atherogenic dyslipidemia and reduce the risk of onset of adverse cardiovascular events. |
