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All the details for the 3rd Annual 14 Your Weight Matters National Convention have Lipedema and Obesity – been released, and we have everything you need to What’s the Link? plan your trip to join the Obesity Action Coalition by Karen Herbst, PhD, MD 18 in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 25-28. Lipedema is an often misunderstood and even more frightening misdiagnosed disease. Dr. Herbst breaks down the disease of lipedema for us, while OAC member Sarah Bramblette Staying Lean and Healthy When Living provides us with an inside-look into her personal on the GO! battle with this disease. 20 by Veronica Tomor, PharmD, BCPS Traveling, eating healthy and exercising do not Body Weight “Set Point” – WhatSET We always go together easily. But we have some new Know and What We Don’t Know ways to help you stay on track when away from home. by Stephen C. Woods, PhD 22 Do our bodies have a set point that determines our weight? Can you change this set point? Dr. Woods provides us with an in-depth scientific Feature look at “set point” and how it’s impacting our health and weight. Common Foods People Develop 30 Addictions to (and Why) by Nicole Avena, PhD Dear Doctor Food Addiction – Is it possible? Dr. Avena provides “I had gastric bypass, but I do not dump. an insightful look into this condition and helps us Is this normal?” understand how to manage it. Answer provided by Walter Medlin, MD, FACS 38 Dr. Medlin explains dumping syndrome after bariatric surgery and why it occurs. KID’S Corner Children and Weight-based Bullying by Eliza Kingsford, MA, LPC From Weight-loss to Fitness 44 Children affected by obesity are often teased and by Mira Rasmussen, BS, ACSM bullied. Childhood obesity expert Eliza Kingsford, You’ve lost weight but now want to start building MA, LPC, shares with us ways you can spot bullying muscle. Perfect, exercise physiologist and health 50 and what to do about it. professional Mira Rasmussen, BS, ACSM, has just the routine for you. Message from the Chairman of the Board MAGAZINE A Spring 2014 Volume IX Issue 3 We’ve hardly had time to blink since our incredible experience at the OAC National Your Weight Matters SM Magazine is the official Convention in Phoenix, and publication of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). already the OAC is finalizing The OAC is an independent National non-profit plans for the 2014 Your Weight organization dedicated to giving a voice to those Matters National Convention, affected by the disease of obesity. Together We S.H.I.N.E., set for Your Weight Matters SM Magazine is a quarterly September 25-28 in Orlando, Fla. publication published in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Subscription to Your Weight Matters SM When we come together, great Magazine is an OAC membership benefit. things happen and we SHINE! Opinions expressed by the authors are their Nine years ago the OAC started own and do not necessarily reflect those of the because people affected by OAC Board of Directors and staff. Information obesity had no voice in decisions Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA contained herein should not be construed as that profoundly affected our delivery of medical advice or care. The OAC health. A policymaker told us then recommends consultation with your doctor and/or that he could wipe out coverage for obesity treatment -- as meager healthcare professional. as it was then -- and he would face no criticism. For Content Contributions and Advertising Information: Please contact James Zervios at Today, we see signs of change all around us. When we came [email protected]. The acceptance together, we started making a difference in the way health of advertising in Your Weight Matters SM Magazine insurance plans cover obesity treatment. More and more plans does not constitute or imply endorsement by the are offering coverage for bariatric surgery and are required by law OAC of any advertised product or service. to pay for support programs for obesity treatment. And now we have two new drug treatments for obesity, with more on the way. OAC 2014 Board of Directors Coverage for these treatments, previously almost non-existent, is Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA - Chairman of the Board Pam Davis, RN, CBN, BSN - Immediate-Past Chairman now edging up into more than half of all prescription drug plans. Georgeann Mallory, RD - Treasurer Jacqueline Jacques, ND - Secretary Tammy Beaumont, BSN, RN, CBN However, the most important impact of us coming together is the Jaime Fivecoat, MBA Amber Huett-Garcia, BS, MPA empowerment that comes from us speaking with a strong, well- Robert Kushner, MD informed voice. The place that happens more than any other is at Holly F. Lofton, MD Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN the OAC National Convention, where together we S.H.I.N.E. with Walter Medlin, MD, FACS Support, Health, Inspiration, Networking and Education. Lloyd Stegemann, MD, FASMBS Michelle Vicari Melinda J. Watman, BSN, MSN, CNM, MBA YWM2014 will bring together the world’s most renowned experts, Joe Nadglowski Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA most inspiring speakers, and talented advocates for people affected OAC President/CEO OAC Chairman of the Board by the disease of obesity for three life-changing days. I hope you will join me on September 25-28 for YWM2014. With the James Zervios Lindsay Jones Senior Editor Editor hotel room block more than half sold, we are expecting a record attendance that will surpass the remarkable success of our first two Matthew Gunther Designer Conventions. 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