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Obesity Medicine e-Weekly
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Task Forces
Details about ASBP Task Forces now online
 Are you interested in becoming more involved with the Society? Then, please visit the ASBP Task Forces web page to review a list of each group's mission and a link to request to join the one(s) that interest you most! Click here to learn more.
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News
2013 call for abstracts open through August
- Aug. 16 - Early Submission Closes
- Aug. 20 - Notification of Acceptance Begins
- Aug. 30 - Late Submission Closes
Click here to submit your abstract using the new online form. Questions? Please click here to send an e-mail to ASBP Health Director Stacy Schmidt, Ph.D.
Look for the Society in New Orleans this week at the ASMBS Spring Educational Event
 For the first time, the Society will display an exhibit table during the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery's (ASMBS) Spring Educational Event. The event is May 30-June 2 in New Orleans. ASBP Board Member Dr. Jennifer Seger will be attending education sessions, and ASBP Director of Marketing & Communication Heidi Gordon will be on hand at the booth to answer questions about the Society. If you are planning on attending, please stop by and introduce yourself at the table as an ASBP member!
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Resources
Obesity Updates:
Click titles to view articlesSimvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations
Mikus, C.R., et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 April. Statins are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States and around the world. Patients are often advised to continue daily exercise when statin therapy is initiated; however, statins have been linked to skeletal muscle cramping, pain, and myalgia and are poorly tolerated among elite athletes and may increase susceptibility to muscle damage during exercise. This study examined the effects of simvastatin on changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and skeletal muscle mitochondrial content in response to aerobic exercise training. The researchers found that simvastatin attenuated the increase in fitness and skeletal muscle mitochondrial content associated with exercise training. Statins may disrupt some of the cardiovascular benefits of exercise training; therefore, the risks and benefits of each treatment modality should be carefully considered. Elevated energy intake is correlated with excess activity in attention, taste and reward brain regions
Burger, K.S.; Stice, E. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 June.
Neuroimaging studies have shown that patients affected by obesity compared to those who are lean have greater response in reward-related brain regions and attention regions to appetizing food images, anticipated palatable food intake and food smells. Humans affected by obesity compared with those who are lean have also shown greater activation in the primary taste regions and in oral somatosensory regions during exposure to appetizing food images and anticipated palatable food intake. In this study, researchers measured energy intake and the neural response to anticipated palatable food intake. They found that measured energy intake that accounts for basal needs and adipose tissue correlated positively with brain activity in attention, taste and reward regions when anticipating palatable food. Excess activity of these regions may increase risk of overeating.
Weight of tradition: Culture as a rationale for obesity in news coverage in the U.S. South and Midwest
Shugart, H.A. Obes Rev. 2013 May.
National news coverage of obesity varies across the country. This report evaluated the key characterizations of obesity and individuals affected by obesity in the U.S. South and Midwest in mainstream national news coverage between January 2009 and December 2012 in order to assess whether, how and to what extent personal responsibility or environmental causes are raised in this coverage.
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Education
Salt Lake City and Sacramento: Your first opportunities of the season to attend the Obesity Basic Medical Treatment course
 The first of the summer Obesity Basic Medical Treatment courses are Saturday, June 1, in Salt Lake City and June 8 in Sacramento, Calif. Attendees earn 7 hours of continuing medical education (CME), plus the second and subsequent registrations from the same office receive a $30 discount. The registration fee is $199, if received by the Wednesday prior to each course or $225 from Thursday to Saturday. The course, presented by the Obesity Medicine Association (a division of the Society), provides basic clinical information and tools to effectively treat patients affected by obesity and related conditions.
Special Note: Medical students can attend the
Salt Lake City course at no cost and receive a complimentary one-year membership in the Society!
Please contact the ASBP office directly at 303.770.2526 to take advantage of this special offer.
Click here to learn more, or download a registration form and read details about the course. Online registration is also available for these dates and locations:
- June 15 | Rochester, N.Y.
- June 29 | Milwaukee, Wis.
- July 13 | Virginia Beach, Va.
- Aug. 3 | Providence, R.I.
Register today for the ASBP 63rd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium
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