Today, more than a third of the adult population is affected by obesity and this number continues to rise. With this in mind, the Society recognizes the important role that our members can play and we are pleased to announce our participation in the first-ever National Obesity Care Week, November 1-7, a grassroots advocacy campaign to ensure anyone affected by obesity receives respectful and comprehensive care. The campaign also seeks to educate the public that obesity is a multifactorial disease that can only be addressed with the full spectrum of evidence-based medical strategies, including:
- Intensive Behavioral Treatment
- Behavior modification: exercise, diet/meal replacement, support groups
- Weight management products and programs
- Physician-supervised weight management
- Medications for weight loss and chronic weight management
- Bariatric surgery
To join the Society and its strategic partners on this important initiative, please visit www.endocrine.org/advocacy to join our advocacy campaign, visit www.treatobesityseriously.org to take the Treat Obesity Seriously Pledge, or contact [email protected] for more information on how to sign on as a supporter.
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