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Speedy deletion nomination of Obesity Medicine Association
Hello LydiaAlexa,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Obesity Medicine Association for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

CapitalSasha ~ talk 07:44, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

I would like to contest the deletion of the Obesity Medicine Association wikipedia page. As a member of the OMA Board of Trustees, I have the permission of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) to publish this page as an explanation of what this medical organization does. I reviewed other wikipedia pages of similar organizations such as the American College of Endocrinology (ACE), American College of Physicians (ACP), American Medical Association (AMA) and the stub pages for The Obesity Society (TOS) to understand the best way to publish a medical society/organization page. The information listed on the page is factual with links directly back to the OMA website as reference. Please let me know what changes I need to make to this page for it to be published on Wikipedia - how is this page different than the pages of the medical associations I have listed and what changes should be made to comply with your standards.

Sincerely, Lydia C. Alexander, M.D. Internal Medical, Board Certified American Board of Obesity Medicine, certified Diplomate Obesity Medicine Association, Board Member/Trustee
 * Hi! The page Requesting copyright permission has information on how to document that you have the right to use text from another source, and that that source has allowed Wikipedia to distribute it under the CC-BY-SA license that Wikipedia uses. However, usually text from an organization's homepage does not work very well on Wikipedia because Wikipedia articles are supposed to adhere to Wikipedia's policies of neutral point of view, verifiability, and reliable sources. I would be happy to help you work on your draft article until it's ready to be published as a Wikipedia article. Would you like me to move the text you've put on your user page into the "Draft" namespace so we can work on it and get it into good shape? CapitalSasha ~ talk 07:13, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Yes, absolutely. I would appreciate that. Could you copy rather than move the page so that I can compare 'before' and 'after'.

thanks so much for your time.


 * I've moved the page to Draft:Obesity Medical Association and we can work on it there. You can always use the "History" tab at the top of the page to compare different versions. CapitalSasha ~ talk 19:02, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Great. How do we begin?
 * First we need to find some high-quality, third-party (not affiliated with the OMA itself) reliable sources about the OMA. I will look for some, it would be great if you could add any you know about to the page. This is critical for establishing notability. CapitalSasha ~ talk 00:19, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi there,

Here are some places where the Obesity Medicine Association is cited and therefore "notable". See below. In addition, I have looked at other similar pages such as the AACE American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists as well as Lick Wilmerding High School and do not see much different in terms of the quality of the content provided by these two institutions and the quality of what I provided on behalf of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) as a Board member representative, which included references. Could you explain to me the difference between the page I am working on as compared to AACE or Lick Wilmerding High School. Also, our sister organization The Obesity Society (TOS), also has a 'stub' on Wikipedia which has not been removed?

March 2, 2017	Comments are offJames ZerviosShare: Economics of Obesity: Implications for Productivity and Competitiveness

OCAN Blankets Capitol Hill – Meeting with over 150 Congressional Offices to support TROA and NOCW

On February 27, 2017, the obesity community joined together for the first Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) Advocacy Day of 2017 — with 120 attendees visiting more than 150 congressional offices. During their visits, OCAN members educated legislators and congressional staff about both the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) and a congressional resolution that would designate the week of October 29 – November 4, 2017 as National Obesity Care Week (NOCW).

Sandwiched in between morning and afternoon Hill visits, attendees paused to join legislative staff for a special congressional lunch briefing sponsored by OCAN and Novo Nordisk, inc. regarding the “Economics of Obesity and its Implications for Productivity and Competitiveness.” The briefing, which featured economists, patient advocates and the former Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, highlighted how obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Americans, and how a new study by Hugh Waters and Ross DeVol finds that it’s a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well. The authors of the study discussed how the total cost to treat health conditions related to obesity—ranging from diabetes to Alzheimer’s—plus obesity’s drag on attendance and productivity at work exceeds $1.4 trillion annually.

The day ended with a reception hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Political Action Committee (AND PAC), which featured Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) – one of the Senate sponsors of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act and the Senate National Obesity Care Week resolution. Over 50 OCAN members attended the AND PAC sponsored reception, including representatives from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The Obesity Society, the Obesity Medicine Association and the Obesity Action Coalition.

March 2, 2017	Comments are offJames ZerviosShare: Economics of Obesity: Implications for Productivity and Competitiveness

OCAN Blankets Capitol Hill – Meeting with over 150 Congressional Offices to support TROA and NOCW

On February 27, 2017, the obesity community joined together for the first Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) Advocacy Day of 2017 — with 120 attendees visiting more than 150 congressional offices. During their visits, OCAN members educated legislators and congressional staff about both the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) and a congressional resolution that would designate the week of October 29 – November 4, 2017 as National Obesity Care Week (NOCW).

Sandwiched in between morning and afternoon Hill visits, attendees paused to join legislative staff for a special congressional lunch briefing sponsored by OCAN and Novo Nordisk, inc. regarding the “Economics of Obesity and its Implications for Productivity and Competitiveness.” The briefing, which featured economists, patient advocates and the former Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, highlighted how obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Americans, and how a new study by Hugh Waters and Ross DeVol finds that it’s a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well. The authors of the study discussed how the total cost to treat health conditions related to obesity—ranging from diabetes to Alzheimer’s—plus obesity’s drag on attendance and productivity at work exceeds $1.4 trillion annually.

The day ended with a reception hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Political Action Committee (ANDPAC) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’s Political Action Committee (ObesityPAC), which featured Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) – one of the Senate sponsors of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act and the Senate National Obesity Care Week resolution. Over 50 OCAN members attended the ANDPAC sponsored reception, including representatives from The Obesity Society, the Obesity Medicine Association and the Obesity Action Coalition.

Briefing Documents:

OCAN TROA Informational Sheet (PDF) NOCW Informational Sheet (PDF) The Health and Economic Impact of Obesity (Word Document) August 12, 2016	Comments are offadminShare: Obesity Guidelines and Position Statements

Obesity is a multi-factorial chronic disease requiring a comprehensive approach to both prevent and treat. Obesity is a major contributor to a large number of preventable deaths in the U.S. and it carries with it a large number of related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, certain cancers, sleep apnea and arthritis. Treating or addressing obesity among those already affected by obesity is difficult. This is clearly demonstrated by the more than 38 percent of Americans who are currently affected by obesity. However challenging though, efforts must be made to both prevent and treat obesity at all stages and in all age groups. Treatment approaches should include: school and community-based programs; lifestyle interventions; educational programs; drug, diet and physician-supervised programs; nutritional counseling; and bariatric surgery.

Below, you will find links to various obesity guidelines that OCAN partners have developed in an effort to address the obesity epidemic:

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)

Health Policy Agenda American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

ASMBS Clinical Position Statements Obesity Medicine Association

Obesity Algorithm The Obesity Society

Guidelines (2013) for Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults Endocrine Society

Pharmacological Management of Obesity Pediatric Obesity – Assessment, Treatment and Prevention Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Adult Weight Management Guidelines American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines

September 21, 2016	Comments are offadminShare: New Research Shows Keeping the Weight off is a Lot More than Willpower

Both moderate and dramatic weight loss lower metabolic rate; Less weight loss is still beneficial to health

In a special mini-series in the journal, leading obesity experts weigh in on the two papers through two additional commentaries and an editorial, all of which explain the phenomenon of metabolic adaptation, or the process where weight loss is accompanied by a decline in energy (caloric) expenditure as weight is lost. These studies were conducted on different populations, but reached the same conclusion: weight regain results from complex biological forces. The common accusation that individuals who don’t keep the weight off just lack willpower is incorrect.

“Obesity is a serious disease that cannot be ‘cured’ with weight loss,” says Donna Ryan, MD, FTOS, Associate Editor in Chief of Obesity and spokesperson for The Obesity Society. “Research is showing that once people lose weight and their metabolism slows, they experience an increase in appetite and a decrease in energy expenditure. These studies demonstrate that keeping the weight off long term requires constant vigilance and lifestyle changes to combat the biologic factors that are fighting to regain the weight.”

In the second paper released today, researchers Michael Rosenbaum, MD, and Rudolph L. Leibel, MD, examined 17 individuals with obesity first at their usual weight, again during maintenance of a 10% reduced weight, and a final time during maintenance of a 20% reduced weight. Their goal was to determine whether the reduction in energy expenditure was directly proportional to the amount of weight lost, if it was proportional up to a certain point, or if it was increasingly – or even exponentially – proportional. They found that all three models were effective.

While these authors found that energy expenditure is explained by a combination of the three models, Fothergill et al’s research on The Biggest Loser contestants seems to fall in line with the proportional model, where the more weight is lost the more the energy expenditure will decrease.

“This study reinforces the complexities of obesity, illustrating that dramatic weight loss, such as that experienced by contestants from The Biggest Loser, may not be the best approach for keeping weight off long term,” continued Dr. Ryan. “Efforts to maintain weight loss should focus on establishing sustainable diet and physical activity routines. While they may not lead to the dramatic weight loss experienced by contestant on The Biggest Loser, they can improve overall health and well-being.”

A position statement on the topic issued today by The Obesity Society and supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Obesity Action Coalition and the Obesity Medicine Association reinforces the message:

“Many people are successful at losing weight and sustaining that loss at levels that may be associated with significant health benefits, even if they do not conform to a societal cosmetic ideal… Numerous studies have demonstrated that people with obesity can lose 5 – 10% of their initial weight and many of them successfully maintain this new, lower body weight. In addition, reductions of this size are associated with improvements in hypertension, sleep apnea, mood, physical mobility and the development of Type 2 Diabetes.”

Study author Dr. Rosenbaum notes that only approximately 15% of individuals are able to lose more than 10% of their weight non-surgically and sustain the weight loss. The position statement reinforces this idea that “approximately 70% of individuals are capable of weight-reduction of at least 5%, and more than half of these individuals are able to sustain weight loss of >5% at the 8-year mark.”

“These two studies show that keeping weight off can be extremely difficult and gets even harder as more weight is lost. It’s important to remember that moderate weight loss can be beneficial for health and likely won’t come with such a forceful fight by the body to regain the weight,” says The Obesity Society President Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, FTOS who led the development of the position statement.A front-page article in The New York Times in May spotlighted a National Institutes of Health study in Obesity that studied 14 former contestants of the reality TV show The Biggest Loser who regained an average of 90 pounds – nearly 70% of what they had lost – six years after the show because of complex factors that affected their metabolism and caused their bodies to regain the weight. Researchers explained that a lowered resting metabolic rate (RMR) was partly to blame. RMR is the rate at which calories are burned at rest, which contributes to total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). This study, which was discussed widely on the Internet following The New York Times story, is now published in the August print edition of Obesity, the scientific journal of The Obesity Society, along with a second, new paper also examining metabolic rates after weight loss.

Here is the website link for the above News in which the obesity medicine association is mentioned: http://www.obesitycareadvocacynetwork.com/?s=obesity+medicine+association

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