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Visit www.asbp.org to link to obesity ethics cases from AMA Virtual Mentor
 The Society is pleased offer a new physician and clinician resource link on its website for users seeking obesity-related ethics cases. The cases are listed by headline and link to full, free-access articles in the American Medical Association's online ethics journal, Virtual Mentor.
Available articles include:
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Advocacy
Are you involved in federal, state or local government affairs?
We want to know!
The Society is interested in learning more about its members' involvement in any government affairs activities that may help serve as a conduit to getting obesity treatment issues in front of decision makers. If you are involved on any level -- federal, state or local -- in government affairs activities and are willing to support advancing the Society's advocacy priorities, which call for a "TEAM" approach to treating those affected by obesity, please send an e-mail to Executive Director Laurie Traetow, CAE, at laurie@asbp.org. |
Obesity Updates: Click titles to view articles
Blesso CN, et al. Metabolism, March 2013.
There are few clinical interventions examining the effects of egg intake on lipoproteins in individuals with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). In healthy populations, daily egg intake shifts the proportion of small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subclasses towards their larger, more buoyant forms. There is also speculation that whole egg consumption may promote a shift towards more atherogenic lipoproteins in the context of insulin-resistance and type 2 diabetes, and this may explain observational research linking eggs and heart disease risk in these populations. A study was conducted at University of Connecticut to investigate if daily egg consumption, along with a moderately carbohydrate-restricted diet, would influence lipoprotein particle characteristics, lipoprotein metabolism and oxidized LDL particles. Participants consumed either three whole eggs/day (EGG, n=20) or the equivalent amount of yolk-free egg substitute (SUB, n=17), as part of a moderately carbohydrate-restricted diet (25-30 percent energy) for 12 weeks. The researchers found that the inclusion of whole eggs provides additional benefits compared to yolk-free egg substitute by increasing large HDL particles, HDL and LDL diameters, and lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity, while reducing total very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and medium VLDL particles. Results from this study suggest that incorporating daily egg intake into a moderately carbohydrate-restricted diet provides additional benefits for the atherogenic lipoprotein profile associated with MetS.
Obesity leads to Vitamin D deficiency
Vimaleswaran KS, et al. PLoS Medicine, February 2013.
There is evidence that obesity is a causal factor in the development of Vitamin D deficiency, and higher body mass index (BMI) leads to a lower Vitamin D status. A study conducted at University College in London examined 21 adult cohorts (n=42,024) with 12 BMI-related single nucleotide polymorphisms to create a measurement for BMI and four single nucleotide polymorphisms linked to 25-hydroxyvitamin D, as a measurement for Vitamin D. Researchers found that each 1 kg/ m2 higher BMI was associated with 1.15 percent lower Vitamin D. The findings suggest a 10 percent genetically higher BMI with 4.2 percent lower 25-(OH)D (P=.005). Interventions to reduce BMI are expected to decrease the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
Weight change following U.S. military service
Littman, et al. Int J Obes, February 2013.
Body mass index (BMI) and body composition standards must be met to ensure military readiness. Not surprisingly, the prevalence of obesity in military populations has been found to be lower than in civilian populations. However, older veterans appear to have a similar, if not greater prevalence of overweight and/or obesity than non-veterans of similar age and sex. Subgroups that might be particularly vulnerable to weight gain may include those with mental or physical health conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as those who were deployed in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Eligible Millennium Cohort Study participants (n=38 686) completed questionnaires approximately every three years (2001, 2004 and 2007), and these were used to estimate annual weight changes, as well as the percentage experiencing clinically important weight gain, defined as 10 percent. Weight gain was greatest around the time of discharge from service and in the three years before discharge (1.0-1.3 kg/year), while it was nearly half as much during service (0.6-0.7 kg/year) and three years after service ended (0.7kg/ year). For those discharged, younger age, less education, being overweight at baseline, being in the active-duty component (versus reserve/national guard) and having experienced deployment with combat exposures (versus non-deployment) were associated with increased risks of clinically important weight gain. |
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Education
 Printed preliminary program to arrive in your mail this week
 Only one week to register and save $26 on Obesity Basic Medical Treatment Course in Buffalo, N.Y.
The Obesity Medicine Association, a division of the Society, recently announced a partial list of 2013 dates and locations for the popular Obesity Basic Medical Treatment Course. Attendees earn 7 hours of continuing medical education, plus ASBP offers a $30 discount on the second and subsequent registrations received from the same office. The registration fee is $199, if received by the Wednesday prior to the course date. The course provides basic clinical information and tools to effectively treat obese patients and their related conditions. Learn more by downloading a PDF brochure. Click here to download a registration form and read details about the course. Online registration is available for these dates and locations:
- Feb. 23: Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- March 2: Buffalo, N.Y.
- March 9: Oklahoma City
- March 16: Richmond, Va.
- March 23: Louisville, Ky.
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