The Obesity Society
The Obesity Society (TOS) is the leading organization of scientists and health professionals devoted to understanding and reversing the epidemic of obesity and its adverse health, economic and societal effects. Combining the perspective of researchers, clinicians, policymakers and patients, TOS promotes innovative research, education, and evidence-based clinical care to improve the health and well-being of all people with obesity. The Society has more than 2,500 members, including researchers, healthcare providers and others working in obesity science, treatment and prevention. TOS publishes two journals, including the leading peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field, Obesity, and an open-access journal, Obesity Science & Practice. The preeminent international conference for obesity researchers and clinicians, ObesityWeek® is home to the latest developments in evidence-based obesity science: cutting-edge basic and clinical research, state-of-the-art obesity treatment and prevention, and the latest efforts in advocacy and public policy. Overcoming obesity requires multi-disciplinary approaches. This is the conference that encompasses the full spectrum of obesity science: from basic science research, to translational research and clinical application, to public policy; from diet, exercise, lifestyle, and psychology to medical and surgical interventions; from pediatric to geriatric to underserved populations. TOS is engaged in many other efforts to serve our members and the field, including our nearly 50 grants and awards, weekly news distribution through our eNews, political advocacy and clinical education.www.obesity.org
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Search complete. 8 mentions across 7 episodes found for "The Obesity Society".
Oct 2, 2026
Colette HeimowitzGUEST
You know, these are dieticians that stake their brand on, "Diets don't work", and trying to convince people, "Oh, if you just eat healthy, you'll be okay." So I've been talking to them.
Colette HeimowitzGUEST
[laughs] And I also sit on the corporate science advisory boards for the Obesity Society and the American Heart Association.
Colette HeimowitzGUEST
So you guys are a breath of fresh air, [laughs] I have to tell you.
Colette HeimowitzGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Shreya TrivediHOST
Exactly.
Shreya TrivediHOST
And then for those of you that like numbers like me, I did go searching, and the Obesity Society does use less than 40 inches for men and less than 35 inches for women.
Shreya TrivediHOST
But I think what is honestly the more practice-changing thing for me is to just start measuring abdominal circumference, right? Like, just trying to have a measuring tape on-hand in the clinic, tracking waist circumference alongside the BMI over time I think is gonna be a big shift.
Harini ShahHOST
Yeah.
Thomas GeorgeGUEST
There are great conferences.
Thomas GeorgeGUEST
Medicine Oxford is a great conference twice a year, the Obesity Society.
Thomas GeorgeGUEST
And now you see even the American Diabetes Association jumping into the game with the Obesity Association.
Thomas GeorgeGUEST
The American Academy of Endocrinology puts out an algorithm.
Tim SayedHOST
And it can be found in Obesity, which is a journal about obesity and its management.
Tim SayedHOST
And the Obesity Society publishes this.
Tim SayedHOST
It's a well-respected peer-reviewed journal.
Tim SayedHOST
So I'm going to hit the highlights of what the New York Times discussion says first, and then we'll go kind of back and forth between that and the actual scientific article.
John HortonHOST
But while GLP-1s are meant to be used over the long haul, many people come off of them within the first year.
John HortonHOST
So what happens when you stop? And what does it mean for your health? We're going to talk through that today with endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist, Paminda Kebendugama, who is also a fellow of the Obesity Society.
John HortonHOST
Dr.
John HortonHOST
C is one of the many experts at Cleveland Clinic who join us weekly to help us better understand medicine and how it works with our bodies.
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Peminda CabandugamaGUEST
So, you know, there's a lot of different options that will come out, which will answer this question.
Peminda CabandugamaGUEST
But in terms of right now, if you were to get off of it, yeah, you can just get off of it completely without really a taper process.
Peminda CabandugamaGUEST
But hopefully, you know, a bunch of kind of higher ups in all the different obesity societies, whether it's the Obesity Society, whether it's the Obesity Medicine Association, whether it's pediatric obesity, if it's Obesity Canada.
Peminda CabandugamaGUEST
I mean, they're all working together actually for the first time, which is fantastic, to hopefully come up with what we are hoping to be called standards of care for weight management.
Eric WestmanGUEST
That's what gave me some humor this year, Jeffrey, I think.
Eric WestmanGUEST
I'm a fellow of the Obesity Society, where we present our research on obesity in the US, and a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association as well.
Eric WestmanGUEST
I'm an author on the New Atkins for a New You, also author with Jimmy Moore.
Eric WestmanGUEST
And thank you, Jimmy Moore, for forcing me to take a stance on cholesterol and ketogenic diets.
Mikki WillidenHOST
So Dr. Robert Kushner is a globally recognized leader in the field of obesity medicine, professor emeritus of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Mikki WillidenHOST
He's a founder and first chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine that certifies physicians in the care of patients with obesity, and past president of the Obesity Society.
Mikki WillidenHOST
He's also the author or editor of 15 books, 56 book chapters, and 230 original and review articles on obesity, obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, medical education, and nutrition.
Mikki WillidenHOST
And I have put links as to where you can find Dr. Kushner both online at his website.