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Advance Program for Obesity 2010
Review the schedule for Obesity 2010 with the Advance Program and discover a wealth of scientific sessions, educational symposia, oral and poster presentations, and key lectures from the top professionals in the field. Events covering the full interdisciplinary regimen of obesity research, education, advocacy will be presented. Attendees will also find networking and social events to get to know colleagues new and old. Awards honoring different aspects and stages in the careers of obesity researchers will be presented at Obesity 2010. Section meetings are an important part of the of the annual meeting and each section will be holding a business meeting during Obesity 2010.
Late-Breaking Abstracts
Late-Breaking Abstracts present new and high-impact research for which results were not available at the standard abstract deadline.
Late-Breaking Abstracts addressing basic, clinical or population research can be submitted until August 2,
2010, Noon, Eastern Time.
The abstract submission site is now open.
Reserve Your Exhibit Space Now!
If your company would like to reserve space for Obesity 2010, please complete and submit the space reservation form below.
We'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Simply contact Warren Plank by email at: warren_plank@AFassanoCo.com or by phone at: 856.232.2322, ext.13.
Video Resources
Visit the video resources page for informational and educational videos on a wide range of topics surrounding weight management and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Obesity Issues on Video
CBS News highlights obesity in its special series "Where America Stands." In Seth Doane's report on "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric," he traveled the country from Connecticut to California and from Texas to Michigan to look at the factors contributing to the epidemic and explore possible solutions. Includes an interview with Obesity Society member, Dr. Kelly Brownell.
Controlling the Boomer Belly: Robert Lipsyte, an Emmy winner and former New York Times columnist, hosts a roundtable discussion with TOS experts, who help explain how the body changes during middle age, and share advice on staying healthy.
Hungry For Progress - Appetite, Genes and Drugs: Why do we feel hunger, what drives some people to eat to excess and is there anything scientists can do about it? In this film, Wellcome Trust, an independent research-funding charity that aims to improve human and animal health, meets with several experts determined to both understand and control our primal need to eat. .
| TOS Statement on FDA Hearing of July 15
The Obesity Society responded to the FDA Hearing on 7/15/10 and urged the FDA to approve safe and effective medications for obesity management.
TOS Statement
SPOTLIGHT: Obesity Society Members in the News
Dr. Martin Binks
Daily Spark Blog - An Obesity Expert Tells Us What Really Works with Weight Loss
Dr. Gary Foster
Friendly's Burger Melt Doubles Down on Calories
Dr. Philip Schauer
CNBC - One Nation Overweight
Dr. Rebecca Puhl
When Parent's Good Intentions Disparage Obese Children
Will Getting Fat Hurt Your Career?
New Media Guidelines and Image Gallery Promote Unbiased Coverage of Obesity in the News
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale has launched two new comprehensive resources to aid journalists, photo editors, bloggers, advertisers and other influencers in the creation and delivery of fair, unbiased coverage of obesity and weight-related topics on television, in print and online.
Together with the Obesity Society, the Rudd Center has created a new set of comprehensive media guidelines to assist content creators in the portrayal of overweight and obese persons and to help ensure that stigmatizing and pejorative portrayals of overweight and obese persons are avoided in journalistic media, entertainment and ads.
More Details Press Release
Obesity Driving America's Healthcare to a Tipping Point
The Obesity Society and other steering committee members of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, and two former US Surgeons General, join together today to develop effective recommendations to urge policymakers to act on the inclusion of obesity as the largest and most urgent driving factor in healthcare reform.
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What is Obesity
Obesity is the most prevalent, fatal, chronic, relapsing disorder of the 21st century. Obesity is a leading cause of United States mortality, morbidity, disability, healthcare utilization and healthcare costs. It is likely that the increase in obesity will strain our healthcare system with millions of additional cases of diabetes, heart disease and disability.
Read our Fact Sheet: What Is Obesity and find out for yourself the causes of this disease and the issues that surround it.
Special Issue: Childhood Obesity
The February supplement of Obesity focuses on the childhood obesity epidemic, covering research on a wide range of community-based weight-loss programs. To encourage the search for an  effective solution to this problem, this issue documents the results of recent intervention programs and discusses the future of the field. The featured studies include ones that primarily influence family interactions, food store policies, and television habits, as well as one that uses biosimulation to design and model potential new studies.
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This Month in Obesity
Featured articles in Obesity this month include:
ADIPOCYTE BIOLOGY
Environmental pollutants increase adipogenesis via glucocorticoid receptor
INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Racial differences in appetite suppression
EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Weight Bias and Stigmatization
The Weight Bias Task Force fact sheet, Obesity, Bias, and
Stigmatization, examines the
serious and pervasive social consequences of being overweight and
obese and addresses five key questions:
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What is weight stigma?
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Where does weight stigma occur?
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What are the consequences of weight stigma?
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How are children affected by weight stigma?
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How can weight stigma be reduced?
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