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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
Dear Employer: How to Ask for Obesity Care Insurance Coverage
Use our template letter to ask your employer for obesity care coverage
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
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
The worst of the pandemic is over, but obesity remains a Covid risk factor
The Rise of Obesity Among Latinx People
Obesity disproportionately affects the Latinx community and the reasons go beyond lifestyle choices
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
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.
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.
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.
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
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
What you need to know about long Covid and the role weight may play
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
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
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
Learn how living with obesity can amplify the effects of aging
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
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
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
Different people need different approaches when it comes to treating obesity. Find out what options exist.
Beer and Spirits Have More Detrimental Effects on the Waistline and on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Red or White Wine
A new study looks at how various alcohol types contribute to weight gain and disease risk
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.