Written by Maria Caprigno, OAC/Convention Welcoming Committee Member My name is Maria Caprigno and just last summer, my mom Terrie and I attended the 2016 Your Weight Matters National Convention in Washington, DC. As a long-time member of the OAC, I have been attending Your Weight Matters Conventions for a few years now and have
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Tampa, Fla. – The U.S. has been battling weight bias for years, and new research shows that it is also a significant problem in Europe. Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, OAC National Board member, provided 2017 European Congress on Obesity (ECO2017) attendees with new insights into European views of obesity and those affected by it. From a
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Written by Alana Garrett, OAC Member and YWM2016 Attendee I had been overweight for as long as I could remember, and after trying everything to lose weight, I was exhausted and defeated. I had my daughter Matilda in January 2015, and this made me realize that I owed it to myself to be a healthy
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