New study finds that many people with obesity consider themselves healthy despite having obesity-related comorbidities
in 2015 News Releases, News Releases on November 6, 2015

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2015 — Initial data from Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity Management (ACTION), the first nationwide U.S. study to investigate barriers to obesity management, will be presented on November 6 at ObesityWeek 2015, the 3rd annual combined congress of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and The Obesity Society.
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Obesity Care Advocacy Network Launched to Help Address Nation’s Growing Obesity Epidemic
in 2015 News Releases, News Releases on November 4, 2015

Los Angeles, Calif. – Today, during the 2015 ObesityWeek, leading healthcare organizations announced the formation of a new advocacy network, the Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN). The Founding members, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the Endocrine Society, Novo
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