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Patient Education 
Obesity Action Coalition's Your Weight Matters Magazine offers valuable news and information for your patients
As a member of the Society, you now also hold membership in the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), which makes you an integral part of OAC's 42,000-strong membership and gives you access to its educational resources and materials. One of the most popular OAC membership benefits, the quarterly Your Weight Matters Magazine, is geared toward those affected by obesity and contains in each issue a broad range of weight-related topics. With features on obesity-related conditions, childhood obesity, nutrition, current advocacy news and much more, many patients find the magazine to be a valuable resource in their weight-loss journeys. The most recent issue of the magazine as well as all past articles are available online. To order educational resources or additional copies of Your Weight Matters Magazine, please use the online order form. |
Obesity Updates: Click titles to view articles
All of this week's articles are from speakers who will appear during the Obesity Course on April 26-28 in San Diego.
In a medical clinic at the University of Minnesota, one-on-one interviews were conducted with parents of overweight or obese adolescents to determine the challenges that they face and what advice they may have for other parents. Results from 27 parents showed that they encountered difficulties in effectively communicating with their teen about weight-related matters, they felt as if they could not control the adolescent's decisions about eating and physical activity, they had concern for the adolescent's physical and mental wellbeing, and felt personally responsible for the adolescent's weight issues. Parental advice for helping overweight adolescents included having a healthful home environment, modeling healthful behaviors, and providing encouragement and support to adolescents for positive behavior changes.
Bays HE, et al. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. Feb 2013.
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are omega-3 fatty acids found naturally in fish oil and are also available in supplements and prescription formulations. EPA and DHA are known to lower triglyceride (TG) levels. Icosapent ethyl (IPE) is a high-purity prescription form of EPA ethyl ester approved by the FDA as an adjunct to diet to reduce TG levels in adult patients with severe (≥500 mg/dL) hypertriglyceridemia. The MARINE (Multi-center, plAcebo-controlled, Randomized, double-blINd, 12-week study with an open-label Extension) trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of IPE in lowering TG levels in 229 patients with very high TG levels. The researchers found that compared to placebo, IPE 4 g/day significantly decreased oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein suggesting that this form of EPA may offer a combination of beneficial lipid and anti-inflammatory effects.
Devkota S and Chang EB. Gut Microbes. Jan 2013.
The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has increased significantly during the last 50 years. There is evidence that the relationship of dietary macronutrients with the intestinal lumen alters the gut microbial environment, which can affect health in ways that are not always favorable. A study conducted by Suzanne Devkota, Ph.D., examined if certain dietary fats that are prevalent in Western diets are capable of causing colonic inflammation through their actions on the enteric microbiota in mice. They showed that consumption of a diet high in saturated (milk-derived) fat, but not polyunsaturated (safflower oil) fat, changed the conditions of the gut microbiota, which provided a plausible mechanism by which Western-type diets high in certain saturated fats might increase the prevalence of immune-mediated diseases like IBD in genetically susceptible individuals. For each individual, the microbiome, and in particular the "fingerprint" of the species that comprise it, may serve as effective therapeutic targets for individualized therapy. Click here to read an article addendum.
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News
Institute of Medicine releases new report on food marketing to kids
In November 2012, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention hosted a workshop to review progress and explore opportunities for action on food and beverage marketing that targets children and youth. The workshop featured presentations and discussion on contemporary trends in marketing of foods and beverages to children and youth and the implications of those trends for obesity prevention. Click here to download the full report. |
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Education
 Already registered to attend the Spring Obesity Conference? Tell a colleague and you can earn $100 per referral!
The ASBP 2013 Spring Obesity Conference (April 24-28) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is only seven weeks away! If you already completed your registration, tell a friend about the Obesity Medicine Review Course (April 24-25), and for each registration we receive with your name as the referral, you will receive $100 (limit of five per person)! Share details about the speakers and topics via e-mail and/or social media by clicking on this hyperlink. Conference hotel reservations for the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego may be made online or by calling Hyatt Central Reservations at 1.800.233.1234 and mentioning "ASBP Conference." Rates start at $199+taxes (single/double). Remember to book your room reservation soon, as the conference hotel is nearing capacity!
Only three opportunities remain to attend an Obesity Basic Medical Treatment course this month The Obesity Medicine Association, a division of the Society, is hosted the final three Obesity Basic Medical Treatment courses this month. 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:
- March 9: Oklahoma City
- March 16: Richmond, Va.
- March 23: Louisville, Ky. |
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