Melynda Barnes, Author at MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/author/mbarnes/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:20:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png Melynda Barnes, Author at MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/author/mbarnes/ 32 32 40682243 An Ounce of Prevention Isn’t Enough To Treat Obesity https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/an-ounce-of-prevention-isnt-enough-to-treat-obesity/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/an-ounce-of-prevention-isnt-enough-to-treat-obesity/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:20:42 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=644898

If we want to support people with obesity, the weight loss debate must stop conflating obesity prevention with obesity treatment. Instead, we should focus on the tools that best solve the needs of people where they are – just as we would for cancer or diabetes – by making the most effective treatments possible available.

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