Caroline Apovian MD
@MarsApovian
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Co-Director Center for Weight Management and Wellness Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Joined August 2015
July 20th, 1969 is a date that stands high in my life – it was the day that we, together as one people, achieved the greatest scientific and technological feat in human history. The specific role that Neil, Mike and I performed in the event was but one part of an immeasurably
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Nicely set up Symposium by @MarsApovian @jmjakicic @ReneeJRogers on focusing/positioning PA & lifestyle modification in the context of contemporary anti-obesity drugs (eg GLP-1 RAs). Rapidly moving space. New ACSM consensus statement on obesity management coming soon! #ACSM24
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Oh dear-the apparent benefits of non-nutritive sweeteners #weightloss revealed in a 52 week human RCT will have the mouse microbiome community up in arms. Fasten your seatbelts @IntJObesity
nature.com
International Journal of Obesity - Non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water after a 52-week weight management programme: a randomised controlled trial
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This should be illegal but it is standard operating procedure for PBMs. - North Carolina briefly exposed an analysis of the state gov's obesity med spending including rebates. - Novo Nordisk is paying rebates $663 to their PBM. - That's 49% of the retail price to the PBM. cc
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A new analysis in the Journal of Nutrition (of @nutritionorg) tells us that U.S. dietary guidance from 1980 to 2011 likely made little difference in #obesity prevalence. Are we making a mistake to rely too much on #NutritionPolicy to overcome obesity? https://t.co/sEBg18YmPB
conscienhealth.org
Did dietary guidelines, which emphasized limiting fat and cholesterol between 1980 and 2011, help with obesity? Not likely, says a new study.
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Opinion | Wegovy, Zepbound and other weight-loss drugs should be available to all - The @washingtonpost #obesity
washingtonpost.com
Medicare and other insurers need to find a way to cover the new medicines such as Wegovy.
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My interview with the philosopher Martin Clancy about his brave new book on the philosophical issues surrounding suicide. https://t.co/t0Cuuf3pms How not to kill yourself. @PantheonBooks
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Globe Summit 2023 | Boston Globe Events free registration live now :
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Looking for an exciting opportunity to work in obesity medicine! Come and join our team at the @BrighamWomens Center for Weight Management and Wellness! Open position for Physician Assistant:
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BU President Emeritus Aram Chobanian (Hon.'06) Dies at 94; Helped Stabilize the University in Tumultuous Period | BU Today | Boston University
bu.edu
Remembered for his warmth, friendships, and steady hand; BU’s medical school was renamed last year in his and his lifelong friend’s honor after record gift
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The news that #HighPriced #semaglutide prevents heart attacks, strokes, and deaths puts a question to us all. What comes first in healthcare? #SavingLives or making money? @Cassatastyle @novonordisk @EliLillyandCo @MarsApovian
https://t.co/LNVBQtbxB9
conscienhealth.org
How will the news that obesity care can reduce cardiovascular deaths affect insurance coverage of advanced medicines like semaglutide?
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Regarding #FoodIsMedicine @ #Nutrition2023 @RepMcGovern remind us "People's lives are complicated." Essential wisdom because food policy is tricky.
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It might be that the we are living in a time of peak demonization of #UltraProcessed foods. So #nutrition #headlines condition us to presume ultra-processed ≈ unhealthy. Thus the conclusion of this new study is jolting. HT: @GFHNRC @NutritionOrg
https://t.co/iXmKNxzj8b
conscienhealth.org
A new study finds that people can eat 91 per cent of their calories from ultra-processed foods and still be eating a pretty healthy diet.
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As the magnitude of #weightloss achieved w GLP-1-based medicines continues to increase, more attention has shifted to "quality" of weight loss, preservation of lean mass and muscle strength, with consideration of sarcopenic #obesity Yet to date, physical activity improves in most
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Life expectancy after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with or without baseline type 2 diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bariatric surgery is associated with similar reduction of overall and cardiovascular mortality and increased life expectancy regardless of baseline diabetes status.
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