Obesity

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Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When You’re Living with Obesity

If you’re living with obesity, these are the 6 questions you need to ask when choosing health insurance

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Dear Employer: How to Ask for Obesity Care Insurance Coverage

Use our template letter to ask your employer for obesity care coverage

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Estimado empleador: Cómo solicitar cobertura de atención para la obesidad

Usa nuestra plantilla para escribir una carta en la cual pides a tu empleador cobertura de atención para la obesidad

Ask the Expert: Covid and Obesity: When Two Pandemics Collide

Ask the Expert: Covid and Obesity: When Two Pandemics Collide

Ilana Redmond, M.D., talks about the impact of obesity on the severity of Covid-19 and what you can do to prevent it

Covid and Obesity: How to Reduce Risk Factors

Covid and Obesity: How to Reduce Risk Factors

The worst of the pandemic is over, but obesity remains a Covid risk factor

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The Rise of Obesity Among Latinx People

Obesity disproportionately affects the Latinx community and the reasons go beyond lifestyle choices

Covid and Obesity: How to Reduce Risk Factors

El covid-19 y la obesidad: Cómo reducir los factores de riesgo

Lo peor de la pandemia se ha acabado, pero la obesidad sigue siendo un factor de riesgo del covid-19

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Obesity, Racism and Covid: A Deadly Combination

Social determinants of health contribute to higher rates of obesity among Black, Hispanic and Native American women. And that makes Covid more dangerous for them.

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La obesidad, el racismo y el covid-19: Una combinación mortal

Factores determinantes sociales de la salud contribuyen con mayores índices de obesidad de mujeres de raza negra, hispánicas y nativas estadounidenses. Y eso hace que el covid-19 sea más peligroso para ellas.

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Obesity Puts You at Higher Risk for Severe Illness from Covid-19

Living with obesity can make Covid more dangerous. See how you can protect yourself.

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La obesidad te da un mayor riesgo de enfermarte gravemente de covid-19

Vivir con obesidad puede hacer que el covid-19 sea más peligroso. Mira cómo puedes protegerte.

The Intersection of Long Covid and Obesity

The Intersection of Long Covid and Obesity

What you need to know about long Covid and the role weight may play

La intersección entre el covid-19 persistente y la obesidad

La intersección entre el covid-19 persistente y la obesidad

Lo que debes saber sobre el covid-19 persistente y el papel que podría jugar el peso corporal

Ask the Expert: Covid-19 and Obesity

Ask the Expert: Covid-19 and Obesity

Experts Kelynne Oristel, RN-BC, DDN GNP, APRN-BC, and Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, MSN, RN, answer questions about the impact Covid-19 had on people living with obesity

Living With Obesity as You Age

Living with Obesity as You Age

Obesity can worsen the effects of aging. Learn how physical changes and life events in our 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s can affect weight gain, and the impact of obesity at each age

Obesity Throughout Different Life Stages

Obesity Throughout Different Life Stages

Learn how living with obesity can amplify the effects of aging

The Risks of Obesity During and After Pregnancy

The Risks of Obesity During and After Pregnancy

Obesity and excess weight can increase the risk of complications during pregnancy for both parent and child — and for people of color, the stakes are the highest

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New Anti-Obesity Medications Are More Effective with Fewer Side Effects

New meds for managing obesity offer more choices and fewer side effects than ever before

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Changing How We Talk About Obesity — A Conversation with Dr. Sowa

People who are living with obesity can benefit from open, honest and non-judgmental conversations about weight

Obesity Is a Complex Disease With a Variety of Treatments

Obesity Is a Complex Disease With a Variety of Treatments

Different people need different approaches when it comes to treating obesity. Find out what options exist.

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Obesity Among Black Women: Fighting the Disease Through Community

Why do Black women have the highest rates of obesity in the U.S.? The answer lies beyond the numbers on the scale.