Media and Research Roundup: October 2023
CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media and Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.
August 29, 2023: Researchers study the impacts of weight loss and weight gain on exceptional longevity (living past age 90), including associations between weight stability and longer life. Study and article are linked.
September 15, 2023: Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his rotund subjects, passed away on September 15 at the age of 91.
September 28, 2023: The FDA has added the side effect of ileus, or intestinal blockage, to drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Ileus was already listed as a side effect of semaglutide drug Mounjaro.
October 4, 2023: A doctor describes her personal experience as a patient and then as a doctor in her journey to practicing weight-neutral healthcare and the changes to her practice due to the arrival of drugs like Ozempic.
October 7, 2023: The members of the Eating Disorder Harm Reduction Workers publish an open letter to the Eating Disorder Recovery Industry setting out their concerns and demands to strive for a more just and effective approach to the treatment of eating disorders.