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class="container"><h1>Obesity</h1></div></div><div class="bordered-section ad-header center no-print gpt-ad visuallyhidden"><div class="container"><div class="ad-frame div-ad-holder"></div></div></div><div id="content" class="site-content"><section id="primary" class="section content-area"><main id="main" class="site-main container" role="main"><div class="primary" data-category="21"><div class="posts-container"><article id="post-15748" class="post-15748 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-diabetes-news-and-research category-kidney-issues category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/yo-yo-dieting-may-significantly-increase-kidney-disease-risk-in-people-with-type-1-diabetes/" st_title="Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People with Type 1 Diabetes" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-78"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/diabetes-news-and-research/">Diabetes News and Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-28"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/kidney-issues/">Kidney Issues</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/yo-yo-dieting-may-significantly-increase-kidney-disease-risk-in-people-with-type-1-diabetes/" rel="bookmark">Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People with Type 1 Diabetes</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other traditional risk factors, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Yo-yo dieting is defined...</div></article><article id="post-15553" class="post-15553 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-diabetes-news-and-research category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/all-the-rage-combatting-counterfeit-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/" st_title="All the Rage: Combatting Counterfeit Weight-Loss and Diabetes Drugs" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-78"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/diabetes-news-and-research/">Diabetes News and Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/all-the-rage-combatting-counterfeit-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/" rel="bookmark">All the Rage: Combatting Counterfeit Weight-Loss and Diabetes Drugs</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> As online ads abound for diabetes and obesity medications, endocrinologists should be prepared to talk to patients who may be attracted to GLP-1 drug lookalikes and supplements from questionable sources. GLP-1 agonists are a cultural phenomenon. Celebrities and social media influencers hyping the drugs’ weight-loss success has led to demand outstripping supply, resulting in shortages...</div></article><article id="post-15526" class="post-15526 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/do-vitamin-d-supplements-lower-blood-pressure-in-older-people-with-obesity/" st_title="Do Vitamin D Supplements Lower Blood Pressure in Older People with Obesity?" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/do-vitamin-d-supplements-lower-blood-pressure-in-older-people-with-obesity/" rel="bookmark">Do Vitamin D Supplements Lower Blood Pressure in Older People with Obesity?</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine’s (IOM) recommended daily dose does not provide additional health benefits, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The IOM recommends 600 International Units (IU) per day. Vitamin D deficiency is common...</div></article><article id="post-15531" class="post-15531 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diabetes-news-and-research category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/unsolved-mysteries-after-four-decades-daniel-drucker-md-is-still-unlocking-scientific-secrets/" st_title="Unsolved Mysteries: After Four Decades, Daniel Drucker, MD, Is Still Unlocking Scientific Secrets" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-78"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/diabetes-news-and-research/">Diabetes News and Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/unsolved-mysteries-after-four-decades-daniel-drucker-md-is-still-unlocking-scientific-secrets/" rel="bookmark">Unsolved Mysteries: After Four Decades, Daniel Drucker, MD, Is Still Unlocking Scientific Secrets</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="883" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20883'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Nov24Cover" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-765x1024.jpg 765w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-224x300.jpg 224w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-112x150.jpg 112w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-768x1028.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-1530x2048.jpg 1530w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-scaled.jpg 1913w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-765x1024.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="883" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-765x1024.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Nov24Cover" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-765x1024.jpg 765w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-224x300.jpg 224w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-112x150.jpg 112w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-768x1028.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-1530x2048.jpg 1530w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Nov24Cover-scaled.jpg 1913w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> The Endocrine Society’s 2025 Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Daniel Drucker, MD, first discovered his passion for science in high school when he learned “this is how stuff works.” He’s still learning to this day, and he tells Endocrine News about his ongoing scientific quests, the mentors who made a difference along the...</div></article><article id="post-15503" class="post-15503 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-member-news-in-touch category-obesity category-society-news" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/talking-obesity-with-daniel-j-drucker-co-inventor-of-ozempic/" st_title="Talking Obesity with Daniel J. Drucker, Co-Inventor of Ozempic" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-67"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/in-touch/member-news-in-touch/">Member News</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-66"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/in-touch/society-news/">Society News</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/talking-obesity-with-daniel-j-drucker-co-inventor-of-ozempic/" rel="bookmark">Talking Obesity with Daniel J. Drucker, Co-Inventor of Ozempic</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Daniel Drucker, MD, recent winner of our Lifetime Achievement Laureate Award, the top honors in the field, shares his story as one of the pioneers in advancing next-generation anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic in a new video series on obesity care. Drucker, who is a senior investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, and a...</div></article><article id="post-15464" class="post-15464 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-finds-intense-exercise-may-suppress-appetite-in-healthy-humans/" st_title="Study Finds Intense Exercise May Suppress Appetite in Healthy Humans" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-finds-intense-exercise-may-suppress-appetite-in-healthy-humans/" rel="bookmark">Study Finds Intense Exercise May Suppress Appetite in Healthy Humans</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> A vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially susceptible to this response, according to a small study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The study examines the effects of exercise intensity on ghrelin levels and appetite between men and women. Ghrelin...</div></article><article id="post-15257" class="post-15257 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cardiometabolic category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/pregnant-women-exposed-to-pfas-may-be-at-risk-for-obesity-heart-disease-later-in-life/" st_title="Pregnant Women Exposed to PFAS May Be at Risk for Obesity, Heart Disease Later in Life" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-25"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/cardiometabolic/">Cardiometabolic</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/pregnant-women-exposed-to-pfas-may-be-at-risk-for-obesity-heart-disease-later-in-life/" rel="bookmark">Pregnant Women Exposed to PFAS May Be at Risk for Obesity, Heart Disease Later in Life</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Women with higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during pregnancy may experience long-term weight gain and heart problems later in life, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PFAS are manmade chemicals found in food packaging, cookware, clothes, drinking water, personal care products and many other consumer goods. 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