The Disease of Obesity, Part Two

In my last post, I discussed the complexity of appetite. This post will cover another important topic: metabolism. Metabolism is a very complicated topic by itself. The Krebs Cycle has terrorized biology and medical students for decades. Metabolism is a dance of hormones, receptors, signals, and activity. Thankfully, I’m not going to subject you to…

The Disease of Obesity, Part One

The outgoing Biden administration recently proposed a new rule to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage. This rule, published on November 26, 2024, would finally allow for Medicare and Medicaid to treat obesity using anti-obesity medications. As of the time I am writing this, only 13 state Medicaid programs cover the cost of medications used to…