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Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Top leaders of The Obesity Society (TOS) have updated the scientific nonprofit’s 2008 position statement on obesity. The new report classifies...

Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two long-time members of The Obesity Society (TOS) have joined the organization’s Executive Committee. Catherine “Cathy” Kotz, PhD, FTOS, of...

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steven B. Heymsfield, MD, FTOS, an obesity and human nutrition expert and one of the world’s highest-cited research scholars, will serve as the...

Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two studies investigating the effect of macronutrient content on  metabolism but approaching the topic with different research designs will be the...

Silver Spring, Md., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Researchers and clinicians associated with The Obesity Society (TOS) say that new, evidence-informed strategies need to...

Silver Spring, Md., Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Members of The Obesity Society’s (TOS) Executive Committee will depart for Oman to serve as presenters at an...

Silver Spring, Md., Oct. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Five winners from across the country will present the latest science in preventing and treating obesity using innovative...

Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHO The Obesity Society (TOS), the leading organization of scientists and health professionals devoted to understanding and reversing the...

Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As children return to school this fall, one in five youth will have obesity. To help combat this disease and promote a healthier lifestyle, The...

Silver Spring, MD, Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research suggests that cost savings could be realized when patients receive a referral to a commercial weight management program instead of...