Newsletter
Notes from a physician, on what the evidence actually says
Short, occasional dispatches on obesity care, treatment, and the policy work that surrounds it. No hype, no fads — just clear, honest writing.
April 2026
From mindset to medication — the full reach of obesity care
Dispatches from the Obesity Medicine Association 2026 conference — nutrition patterns, exercise prescriptions, the mind–body loop, weight plateaus, lipedema, and the volunteers building this field.
Food Fight
Five nutrition stories that circle the same uncomfortable question: if we know food is this important to metabolic health and obesity outcomes, why do we keep treating it like an afterthought?
Modifying Disease with Obesity Treatment
Evidence that obesity treatment actually modifies other diseases — a new oral GLP-1, psychiatric outcomes, migraines, and cardiovascular prevention.