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Obesity Medicine e-Weekly
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News
 Remember to vote in ASBP 2013 Elections: Use your ballot that ASBP sent to you on Aug. 6
If you are a voting member of ASBP (i.e., physician, physician-in-training, retired physician or associate), please remember to submit your ballot for president-elect, vice president, secretary/treasurer and trustees (four vacant positions) by Friday, Aug. 16. Per ASBP Bylaws, all ballots are distributed and should be returned electronically. Please contact ASBP at 303.770.2526 if you are a voting member but did not receive an e-mail with a link to the ballot or experience other difficulties with the process. Results will be announced in this e-newsletter by Tuesday, Aug. 27.
 Ar e you interested in serving as an obesity medicine conference mentor or mentee?
This is your opportunity to share what you know or get your questions answered in an informal idea exchange! Join us for the first ASBP Mentorship Program at the ASBP 63rd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium. Seasoned and emerging obesity medicine specialists can make connections and share advice about obesity treatment options and professional development during this unique opportunity. Click here to learn more about the program on p. 3 of the preliminary program. Ready to sign up? Simply indicate your interest on the registration form, or contact Beth Amelon at beth@asbp.org or 303.770.2526.  The Society signs on to support letter for SNAP pilot programs for sugary drinks The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is essential to the nation's nutrition safety net. It helps to put food on the table for more than 47 million low-income participants each month. Recently, the Society was asked to join 53 other organizations in submitting a letter about SNAP to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack. The letter urges Sec. Vilsack to use his authority to allow states to conduct SNAP pilot projects that can provide data needed to make informed decisions about how to improve the nutritional quality of purchases through SNAP. Click here to read the letter.
 Institute of Medicine (IOM) releases new report, Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts: A Plan for Measuring Progress
An IOM committee developed a concise and actionable plan for measuring the nation's progress in obesity prevention efforts -- specifically, the success of policy and environmental strategies recommended in the 2012 IOM report Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation. The committee's report offers a framework that will provide guidance for systematic and routine planning, implementation and evaluation of the advancement of obesity prevention efforts. The report's recommendations focus on efforts to increase the likelihood that actions taken to prevent obesity will be evaluated, that their progress in accelerating the prevention of obesity will be monitored and that the most promising practices will be widely disseminated. Click here for more information, including a link to download the free report.
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Advocacy
Download the August issue of AMA Advocacy
The Aug. 7 issue of the American Medical Association (AMA) Advocacy Update newsletter is now available for your download by clicking here.
A note about the AMA...Remember, your membership in the Society includes representation from the only obesity medicine-focused medical specialty society with a seat in the AMA House of Delegates. It is important we retain enough ASBP member physicians who are also members of the AMA, or we risk losing our seat. If we lose our seat, we lose our ability to influence AMA policy, such as last month's victory in the fight for obesity being recognized as a disease. Click here to learn more.
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Resources
Obesity Updates: Click titles to view articles
Houchins, J.A., Tan, S.Y., Campbell, W.W., Mattes, R.D.
Int J Obes, August 2013.
Foods in beverage form are consumed faster, which leads to shorter oral exposure time and faster transit from the stomach than solid forms. This difference in food form may affect acute and chronic changes in appetite. In a 21-week, randomized, crossover study, appetitive ratings were measured following the inclusion of fruits and vegetables, in solid and beverage form, into the habitual diet of healthy lean and overweight/obese adults with low customary consumption of fruits and vegetables. Results showed lower satiation when fruit beverages were consumed compared with when solid fruits were consumed under comparable conditions, especially for the overweight/obese participants.
Jakubowicz, D., et al. Obesity, March 2013.
Meal timing has an effect on weight gain, appetite, and glucose and lipid metabolism. A study was conducted to determine how consuming either a high-calorie breakfast or a high-calorie dinner, with similar daily caloric intake impacts weight loss, appetite scores, and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome. The results demonstrate that high-calorie breakfasts show increased compliance and are more beneficial than high-calorie dinners for weight loss, insulin sensitivity, and hunger suppression, despite the fact that total caloric intake was similar.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 2013.
A new government report is the first evidence of a national decline in childhood obesity. Although many states showed a decline, one in eight preschoolers is considered obese. Obese children are more likely to be obese in adolescence. In adolescents, obesity is associated with high cholesterol, high blood sugar, asthma, and mental health problems. Children affected by obesity as preschoolers are five times as likely as normal weight children to be overweight or obese as adults.
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Education
Watch your mail this week for your printed copy of the conference program and register by Sept. 13 to save more than 20%
Learn more about the symposium's speakers and topics via the downloadable preliminary program or visit www.overcoming-obesity.org. The symposium offers up to 30 hours of continuing medical education through these courses:
Watch live-stream sessions to learn what your  patients learn at the Obesity Action Coalition national convention
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) Your Weight Matters National Convention (YWM2013) takes place next week in Phoenix, and OAC is proud to officially announce the hosting of five live-stream sessions. You will have the opportunity to view some of the top-notch education offered at this year's convention by tuning into the OAC YouTube Channel and watching educational sessions on food addiction, identifying and maintaining a healthy weight, life events that impact a woman's weight, and more. ASBP members are also members of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and since education is at the forefront of the OAC mission, the organization wants to give you, a healthcare provider, access to some of the educational opportunities presented to patients at the convention. This is a great opportunity to learn what your patients learn and participate in YWM2013, even if you cannot join the live event in Phoenix. To find all the details of this year's live-stream sessions, please click here.
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