Alström Syndrome: A Rare Genetic Mutation Linked to Obesity
Alström syndrome is a rare genetic cause of early-onset obesity, affecting just one in a million individuals. Due to its rarity and variability in sy…
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One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: What You Need to Know for Boards
One-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), also known as the single-anastomosis gastric bypass or mini-bypass, is one of the more recent (2022) surgical o…
Knowledge Check: Pregnancy Wt Gain, Diet intake, Adv-36, & MASLD
Knowledge checks will be available every fifth blog and consist of a checklist of objectives and questions based on the prior blog posts. In addition,…
Breaking Down MASLD: A Basic Guide to Diagnosis & Treatment
Hepatosteatosis is one of the many obesity-associated metabolic diseases (adiposopathy) and a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver transplants in the …
Going Viral: A Surprising Obesity Connection
The American Board of Obesity Medicine requires a thorough knowledge of secondary etiologies of obesity, including epigenetics, disordered eating, iat…
Nourishment by the Numbers: Measuring Dietary Intake
Nutritional therapy is a pillar of obesity management, and providers have numerous tools for measuring nutritional intake. Knowing which tools are mos…
Baby on Board: Recommended Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Optimizing positive outcomes during pregnancy is multifaceted. One topic I would expect to see come test day is how preconception weight and pregnancy…
Knowledge Check: Vbloc, Low Copper/Selenium, Ped HTN, & Fragile X
Knowledge checks will be available every fifth blog and consist of a checklist of objectives and questions based on the prior blog posts. In addition,…
A Genetic Contributor to Childhood Obesity: Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, accounting for 3% of those with neurodevelopmental delays. The…
Pediatric Hypertension and Other Screenings for Children
Diagnostic criteria for pediatric hypertension is not as straightforward as those for adults. However, as seen with other adiposity-based chronic dise…
Periodically Deficient: Selenium and Copper
Knowledge of nutritional deficiencies is not only key on test day, but also vital in the clinical setting. Obesity medicine physicians are at the fore…
Vagal Nerve Stimulator (vBloc®): Shockingly Effective
Welcome to the 2024 ABOM exam prep season! If you are new here, I post a weekly blog covering a variety of ABOM exam topics with a sample question. So…
Same High-Quality Questions, but in a New Mobile Format
One of the most common requests I received during this latest testing cycle was to develop a testing platform that could be accessed on-the-go, allowi…
Knowledge Check: MI, Lap Band, IIH, Cortisol and Sleep/Stress
Knowledge checks will be available every fifth blog and consist of a checklist of objectives and questions based on the prior blog posts. In addition,…
Sleep and Stress: Important Influences on Weight
Are your patients getting good sleep and managing stress levels? The neurohormonal changes caused by stress and poor sleep are known to influence weig…
