Obesity is a world-wide epidemic of increasing interest to news outlets around the globe.
Keeping You Informed
The Communications Department at The Obesity Society (TOS) regularly publishes press releases and other materials to keep the media and the public actively informed. Materials distributed to the press discuss developments at TOS as well as a variety of obesity-related topics and issues, including ObesityWeekSM.
Recent Press Releases
Researchers Reveal New Strategy for Preventing Holiday Weight Gain, May 23, 2019
Variation of FTO Gene Linked to Weight Gain and Obesity in Children, May 23, 2019
TOS president-elect co-authors study on genetic test for obesity, April 23, 2019
Obesity Organizations Recognize World Health Day, April 5, 2019
Prior Press Releases
2019
Former TOS President to Speak at New Obesity Clinical Immersion Program, March 28, 2019
TOS President, Members Named to 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, February 26, 2019
Learn the Link: Obesity and Heart Health, February 1, 2019
2018
The Obesity Society Updates Position on Obesity, December 20, 2018
The Obesity Society Elects Officers, December 3, 2018
New President Named for The Obesity Society, November 15, 2018
Obesity Experts Support the Call for Innovative, Evidence-Informed Strategies to Increase the Prevalence of Qualified Military Recruits, October 31, 2018
Executive Leaders from The Obesity Society Travel to Oman, October 18, 2018
The Obesity Society Recognizes National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, August 30, 2018
The Obesity Society Calls for More Research on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, July 12, 2018
New Education Initiative Will Promote Specialized Physician Training in Obesity Care Across the U.S., June 28, 2018
2017
Caroline Apovian Named President of The Obesity Society, November 1, 2017
Understanding the Link between Obesity and Cancer, November 1, 2017
The Fight to End Childhood Obesity, October 19, 2017
Obesity Journal Symposium, October 16, 2017
George L. Blackburn, MD Phd, Nutrition and Metabolism Symposium, October 10, 2017
Can Your Genes and Environment Affect Your Physical Activity and Weight Loss?, September 26, 2017
Rudolph L. Leibel, MD, to Keynote at ObesityWeek 2017, September 25, 2017
First Study of Its Size Shows Early Weight Gain in Pregnancy Correlates with Childhood Obesity, August 28, 2017
Diet Quality Matters Not Just Quantity in Mid-to-Late-Adulthood, July 26, 2017
Childhood Obesity Historically High in Low Income Communities, June 27, 2017
The American Board of Obesity Medicine Five Year Report, May 25, 2017
Anthony Comuzzie Named New Executive Director at The Obesity Society, May 8, 2017
Mental Illness Does Not Affect Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss Results, April 25, 2017