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Obesity Medicine e-Weekly
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News
 Review and update your ASBP member profile to enhance what potential patients see on www.FindObesityTreatment.org
Are you interested in driving more traffic to your practice from the online ASBP patient-referral portal, www.FindObesityTreatment.org? If "yes," then now is the time to review and/or update your ASBP member profile! The Society is improving its marketing of this FREE tool for the public, including recently exhibiting at the Obesity Action Coalition conference for the general public and increasing visibility of it on ASBP social media sites. To review and improve your listing now--a simple way to help market your practice--please follow these easy steps:
- Click here to be redirected to the log-in page of the members-only section of the ASBP website. If you are already logged in, please click here.
- Click on "My Information" on the left side of the screen.
- Click on "Edit/View Information"
- Help your Society get to know you! Please update your member profile and share more about yourself and your expertise.
- Add your picture! You now have the ability to further enhance your public listing by adding a picture to your profile!
- When done, click the "Save" button.
 Free obesity lecture available
for viewing on MYASBP
YouTube Channel
Did you miss Dr. Ethan Lazarus' lecture at the ASBP 2013 Spring Obesity Conference in San Diego? It focuses on weight bias, the importance of clinical medical treatment of patients affected by obesity, and other topics that make a case for why obesity medicine physicians and other providers should be a primary part of the weight-loss and maintenance equation. You can click here to view the video now, and please remember to register soon for the Overcoming Obesity Symposium (Oct. 9-13 | Phoenix) so that you can see more educational content like this in person!
 ABOM Announces Sample Test Questions: Version 2
The American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Sample Test Questions consist of 50 questions taken over the Internet. These questions give candidates the opportunity to review an example of content included in the ABOM Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians and to learn more about question format, style and level of difficulty. Visit http://www.ptcny.com/clients/abom and scroll to the bottom of the page to apply online, or contact Professional Testing Corporation at support@ptcny.com or 212.356.0686. The ABOM Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians will be administered Dec. 7-14. Applications are due by Sept. 20. Please visit www.abom.org for full examination details.
NOTE: The entire Overcoming Obesity Symposium offers up to 30 hours of continuing medical education, which fulfill the live conference attendance requirement on the ABOM exam application, including for the 2013 exam. Simply, submit your registration receipt with your exam application and other completed CME transcript requirements.
 Reminder: Submit your 2013 award nominations by Friday, Aug. 30
The Society will recognize leaders in the field of obesity medicine with awards presented during a ceremony at the 63rd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 12. All ASBP members are encouraged to click here to download and complete a nomination form for candidates who meet the criteria for one or more of the following awards. Nominations are reviewed by the ASBP Awards Committee. Nominations must arrive at the ASBP office by 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday, Aug. 30, and may be sent via e-mail to Carly Crosby , fax to 303.779.4834, or mail to ASBP | Award Nomination | 2821 S. Parker Road, Ste. 625 | Aurora, CO 80014.
- Dr. Vernon B. Astler Award: Recognizes efforts of an ASBP member to advance ASBP's place and purpose to the media, government and medical community, as Dr. Astler did in helping guide the society to secure a seat in the American Medical Association House of Delegates.
- Bariatrician of the Year: Recognizes a physician who has done the most to advance the field of bariatric medicine and ASBP.
- Raymond E. Dietz Award: Named in recognition of one of the pioneers of the society, this award recognizes an individual who has made continuing contributions to ASBP.
- Steelman-Seim Educator Award: Recognizes those who have exhibited excellence in advancing the cause of health care through education and teaching.
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Resources
Obesity Updates: Click titles to view articles
Porter, C.; Børsheim, E.; and Sidossis, L.S. Journal of Obesity, April 2013.
Until relatively recently, adipose tissue was thought to function as a storage depot for excess calories, with little role in human physiology, likely because adipose tissue has far fewer mitochondria than other tissues such as liver and muscle. Also until recently, it was thought that brown adipose tissue was only found in small animals and in human newborns, where it played a role in non-shivering thermogenesis. However, with brown adipose tissue being identified in adult humans, there is renewed interest in the scientific community as to whether metabolically active adipose tissue depots play a meaningful role in human physiology.
Apolzan, J.W.; Bray, G.A.; Hamilton, M.T.; Zderic, T.W.; Han, H.; Champagne, C.M.; Shepard, D.; and Martin, C.K. Obesity, August 2013.
Overeating during weekends and holidays may lead to increases in body weight, which suggests that people do not compensate after short periods of overeating. Activity levels, appetite and mood were measured after overeating (140% of energy requirements) either at a high-fat, low-energy density diet (HF/LED); a high-fat, high-energy-density diet (HF/HED); or a high-carbohydrate, low-energy-density diet (HC/LED) for two days. Results showed that EI was not suppressed until the second day after overeating and was not different among the three diets . Overeating had no effect on subsequent energy expenditure but steps/day decreased after the HC/LED and HF/HED. After overeating a HF/HED versus HF/LED, carbohydrate cravings, hunger, prospective food consumption and sadness increased and satisfaction, relaxation and tranquility decreased. These results suggest that short-term overeating is associated with incomplete caloric compensation, which may translate into future weight gain.
van der Kruk, J.J.; Kortekaas, F.; Lucas, C.; and Jager-Wittenaar, H. Obesity Reviews, September 2013.
Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem in Europe and the United States. Identifying factors that may predict success in weight-loss interventions is critical from a long-term public health perspective. A systematic review was conducted to describe the intensity of parental involvement and behavior change aimed at parents in long-term European childhood weight-control interventions. Results confirmed that direct approaches to engage parents in the interventions were more likely to result in positive outcomes than indirect methods and suggest that the level of intensity of parental involvement is an important issue in weight control interventions.
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Education
 Early registration prices end Sept. 13
 ABOM application deadline is only one month away! If you still need CME to fulfill the requirements, let us help!
If you are planning to take the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians in 2013, you are required to have 60 obesity medicine-related continuing medical education (CME) hours in order to submit your application, 30 of which must be live CME, which you can meet by attending the full Overcoming Obesity Symposium on Oct. 9-13. In order to count the latter hours, you must register for the symposium by Sept. 20 and submit your receipt with your exam application. The remaining 30 CME required hours may be fulfilled through recorded CME. The Society offers many at-home learning opportunities available on DVD or CD, which will ship to you right away. Click here to learn more. Plus, as an ASBP member, y ou not only get the benefit of discounted pricing on all ASBP live and recorded CME, but ABOM will accept a printout of the My CME page from the ASBP website as proof of any CME you have earned from the Society in the last few years. This will save you time from having to track down numerous letters and certificates--this one easy printout is all you need!
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