Obesity can affect how we breathe 🫁 Extra fat around the chest wall can reduce lung capacity, leading to shallower, faster breaths that may cause breathlessness.
📚 Find out more with SCOPE: https://ow.ly/6tQn50ZWS3H
#SCOPELearn #LungHealth #ObesityCare

Fat stored within muscle isn’t harmless 💪 It’s linked to reduced muscle strength, insulin resistance and a higher risk of disability and death. Learn more with SCOPE: https://ow.ly/tkEZ50ZWRZ7
#SCOPELearn #MuscleHealth #ObesityCare

🌍 In case you missed it, WHO has published its first global guidelines on obesity in children and adolescents. They call for person-centred, family-engaged care focused on health and wellbeing, not just weight. 🩺 Find out more: https://ow.ly/q4e550ZWRCU
#ChildhoodObesity #WHOGuidelines #ObesityCare

Join us at ObesityWeek® 2026 in Washington, DC, Nov 14-17! Read Dr. Stephens' article: #OW2026 #ObesityWeek #TheObesitySociety #ObesityReasearch #ObesityCare

Overeating may be associated with stress or sleep deprivation 😴 Understanding the factors behind eating behaviours helps health professionals deliver better, more compassionate care.🩺 Learn more with SCOPE: https://ow.ly/XP0A50ZWRef
#SCOPEKnowledge #Sleep #ObesityCare

This new GSA toolkit helps primary care teams address obesity in older adults with a structured, evidence-based approach: Kickstart, Assess, Evaluate, and Refer with personalized care and ongoing support for safer, sustainable outcomes. https://www.geron.org/kaerobesity #ObesityCare

🔬 Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease. Recognising it as a disease is key to making sure people can access the prevention, treatment and support they need. 🤝 Find out more: https://ow.ly/Z3St50ZWRbV
#ChronicDisease #ObesityCare #HealthForAll

👋 Are you SCOPE certified? We'd love to hear how SCOPE has shaped your practice! 💬 Share your story in the comments or tag a fellow SCOPE-certified colleague. 🎓 https://ow.ly/f5Ot50ZUnSS
#SCOPECertified #SCOPEAlumni #ObesityCare

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: obesity is a chronic disease, not a personal failure. 🩺 People living with it deserve evidence-based, stigma-free care, and SCOPE helps healthcare professionals deliver it. 🎓 Find out more: https://ow.ly/rONg50ZUnRf
#SCOPEKnowledge #ObesityCare

📢 WHO has launched new guidelines on the management of obesity in children and adolescents, setting out a people-centred approach to care delivered through primary healthcare 🩺 Read the guidelines: https://ow.ly/c6oA50ZVpW1
#ChildhoodObesity #WHOGuidelines #ObesityCare

🎓 Healthcare professionals: SCOPE Certification is an internationally recognised qualification in obesity management, helping you deliver evidence-based, person-centred care. 🩺 Find out more: https://ow.ly/u0kC50ZUlWn
#SCOPELearn #SCOPECertified #ObesityCare

Managing GI side effects for post-bariatric patients on #GLP1 meds requires key nutritional adjustments.

Kim Hyatt, RD (Beebe Healthcare), shares top strategies in our latest #ObesityPracticePearl with Obesity Medicine Association: https://bit.ly/3W7s2ze 🥗

#ObesityCare #OMASummit2026

📩 Stay up to date with World Obesity Federation: policy and advocacy, SCOPE training, events, and the latest data and research, tailored to what matters to you.

🔗 https://ow.ly/nXXC50ZRoce
#GlobalHealth #ObesityCare #PublicHealth

📊 In Malaysia, more than 1 in 4 adult women (27.5%) and nearly 1 in 5 adult men (19.3%) are living with obesity. Our SCOPE School in Kuala Lumpur on 10 October helps health professionals deliver evidence-based care.

🩺 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ahIR50ZTZou
#SCOPESchool #ObesityCare

Why do some succeed more after bariatric surgery? Epigenetic markers predict weight loss outcomes. 📖 Read: #ObesityJournal #ObesityResearch #PrecisionMedicine #BariatricSurgery #ObesityCare

Obesity is a disease that needs prevention, management and treatment through health systems, yet people with obesity still face barriers to care.

We're calling for it to be recognised as an essential health service within Universal Health Coverage.
#UHC #ObesityCare #GlobalHealth

Join Diana Isaacs, PharmD and Yael Mauer, MD for TOS Grand Rounds Sept 28, 1 pm ET: Medicare Bridge & obesity in older adults. Free CME! Register: https://ow.ly/5fPI50ZRyn9 #ObesityCare #OlderAdults #ObesityMedicine #Medicare

People living with obesity deserve care, not judgement. Every one of our programmes, from research to policy, starts from that principle.

Read more: https://ow.ly/swAy50ZPcPB
#ObesityCare #EndWeightStigma

The Obesity Society urges CMS to recognize obesity as a chronic disease, support care teams, expand coaching, preserve telehealth, and fight weight bias. 📄 Read more: https://www.obesity.org/tos-submits-comments-2027-medicare-policies/ #Advocacy #ObesityMedicine #HealthPolicy #Medicare #ObesityCare