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College of Contemporary Health (CCH)

@CCHHealth

Evidence-Based Training for Healthcare Professionals in Obesity Care, Digital Health & Behaviour Change Skills.

 London, England
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Joined March 2014
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Major Weight Loss Alters Brain Structure in People With #Obesity, One-Year Study Finds - @CCHHealth #ObesityCare #GLP1 #Ozempic contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Major Weight Loss Alters Brain Structure in People With Obesity, One-Year Study Finds

Major Weight Loss Alters Brain Structure in People With Obesity, One-Year Study Finds

One-year study finds major weight loss alters brain structure, boosting grey matter and metabolic health in people with obesity.

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Orforglipron Cuts #SleepApnea Burden by About Half - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/1…
Orforglipron Cuts Sleep Apnea Burden by About Half - ConscienHealth

Orforglipron Cuts Sleep Apnea Burden by About Half - ConscienHealth

New research in JAMA provides shows that an oral GLP-1 medicine – orforglipron – can substantially improve sleep apnea outcomes.

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Five Key Stories Taking Shape for #OW2026 - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Five Key Stories Taking Shape for OW2026 - ConscienHealth

Five Key Stories Taking Shape for OW2026 - ConscienHealth

ObesityWeek 2026 is almost here and the challenge will be in deciding where to focus. Here are five key stories worth following at OW2026.

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Screen Time and Shorter Sleep Linked to #Obesity in Children, Spanish Study Finds - @CCHHealth #ObesityCare #ChilddhoodObesity #PublicHealth contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Screen Time and Shorter Sleep Linked to Obesity in Children, Spanish Study Finds

Screen Time and Shorter Sleep Linked to Obesity in Children, Spanish Study Finds

A Spanish study found more screen time and shorter sleep in children with obesity, with higher screen-time scores linked to threefold greater odds.

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Raising Scientific Integrity Questions, an ADA VP Resigns - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Raising Scientific Integrity Questions, an ADA VP Resigns - ConscienHealth

Raising Scientific Integrity Questions, an ADA VP Resigns - ConscienHealth

The turmoil at ADA seems to be growing with issues of scientific integrity arising as their VP for scientific publications resigns in protest.

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Often, "Confirming a Link" Means Very Little - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Often, "Confirming a Link" Means Very Little - ConscienHealth

Often, "Confirming a Link" Means Very Little - ConscienHealth

"Confirming a link" is something that finds its way into a lot of health reporting and serves mainly to prompt unwarranted causal inference.

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Higher BMI Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Adults Over 50 - @CCHHealth #Obesity #ObesityCare #BrainHealth contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Higher BMI Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Adults Over 50

Higher BMI Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Adults Over 50

New research links BMI and cognitive decline in adults over 50, suggesting weight management may slow decline within just two years.

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Underpromise and Overdeliver Works for Novo This Week - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Underpromise and Overdeliver Works for Novo This Week - ConscienHealth

Underpromise and Overdeliver Works for Novo This Week - ConscienHealth

Executing flawlessly on a strategy of underpromise and overdeliver, Novo Nordisk this week drove a sharp, impressive spike in its stock price.

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Managing Emotions Key to Sustaining Weight Loss in Adolescents With #Obesity, Trial Finds - @CCHHealth #ObesityCare #EmotionRegulation #WeightLoss contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Managing Emotions Key to Sustaining Weight Loss in Adolescents With Obesity, Trial Finds

Managing Emotions Key to Sustaining Weight Loss in Adolescents With Obesity, Trial Finds

Adolescents with obesity who learnt to manage their emotions were far more likely to maintain weight loss a year after treatment. Here’s what the trial found and what it means for clinicians.

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More Evidence Surgery and Meds Complement in #Obesity - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
More Evidence Surgery and Meds Complement in Obesity - ConscienHealth

More Evidence Surgery and Meds Complement in Obesity - ConscienHealth

New research reminds us we're making a mistake when we keep treating obesity meds and metabolic surgery as competing options.

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Self-Defeating Hubris in #Obesity Care & Prevention - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Self-Defeating Hubris in Obesity Care & Prevention - ConscienHealth

Self-Defeating Hubris in Obesity Care & Prevention - ConscienHealth

While pursuing our desire to meet the massive health challenge of obesity, hubris has often been self-defeating. Humility can be valuable.

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Why Would Anyone Expect Rib Meat in a #McRib Sandwich? - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Why Would Anyone Expect Rib Meat in a McRib Sandwich? - ConscienHealth

Why Would Anyone Expect Rib Meat in a McRib Sandwich? - ConscienHealth

On Friday, McDonald's lost the first round in their argument that no reasonable person could expect rib meat in a McRib sandwich.

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Not Covering GLP-1s Is Super Expensive - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/11/0…
Not Covering GLP-1s Is Super Expensive - ConscienHealth

Not Covering GLP-1s Is Super Expensive - ConscienHealth

At the same time employers stop covering GLP-1s, they use them as an excuse for hiking insurance premiums. Appalling doubletalk.

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AI Recommends Care Costing Three Times More Than Doctors, Study Finds - @CCHHealth #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #AI contemporaryhealth.co.uk/dig…
AI Recommends Care Costing Three Times More Than Doctors, Study Finds

AI Recommends Care Costing Three Times More Than Doctors, Study Finds

AI recommended care cost 3.2 times more than physicians’ care in a new NEJM AI study, driven by extra tests and specialist referrals. Read the findings.

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Striking Results for #Retatrutide in #Obesity Plus Diabetes - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/10/3…
Striking Results for Retatrutide in Obesity Plus Diabetes - ConscienHealth

Striking Results for Retatrutide in Obesity Plus Diabetes - ConscienHealth

News that retatrutide in obesity and diabetes yields dramatically better weight outcomes than semaglutide holds insight for future progress.

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Coffee Calories Have Jumped Nearly 40% – but Sugar Isn’t the Biggest Culprit - @CCHHealth #Obesity #Nutrition #Coffee contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Coffee Calories Have Jumped Nearly 40% – but Sugar Isn’t the Biggest Culprit

Coffee Calories Have Jumped Nearly 40% – but Sugar Isn’t the Biggest Culprit

Coffee calories rose nearly 40% between 2003 and 2018, yet the amount people drank barely changed. Find out which addition now outpaces sugar and milk.

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FDA? Ha! Step Right Up and Get Your #Peptides Now! - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/10/2…
FDA? Ha! Step Right Up and Get Your Peptides Now! - ConscienHealth

FDA? Ha! Step Right Up and Get Your Peptides Now! - ConscienHealth

FDA protects the public from drugs that are unsafe or ineffective. RFK Jr. is sidestepping that with "regulatory discretion" for peptides.

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Intermittent Fasting Combined with Exercise Boosts Fat Loss and Fitness in People Living with #Obesity, 12-Week Trial Finds - @CCHHealth #ObesityCare #IntermittentFasting #Fitness contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Intermittent Fasting Combined with Exercise Boosts Fat Loss and Fitness in People Living with...

Intermittent Fasting Combined with Exercise Boosts Fat Loss and Fitness in People Living with...

A 12-week trial found intermittent fasting and exercise boosted weight loss, body fat loss and fitness in people living with obesity – but benefits faded.

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Why We Expect to Be Hearing Much More About #Amylin - @ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/10/2…
Why We Expect to Be Hearing Much More About Amylin - ConscienHealth

Why We Expect to Be Hearing Much More About Amylin - ConscienHealth

Beverly Tchang, an obesity specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine, is helping explain why we will likely soon be hearing more about amylin.

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Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower #Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Regardless of Age or Sex - @CCHHealth #ObesityCare #BariatricSurgery #Weightloss contemporaryhealth.co.uk/obe…
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Regardless of Age or Sex

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Regardless of Age or Sex

Bariatric surgery cancer risk findings from a Nordic study of over 780,000 people with obesity show a 20% lower risk of obesity-related cancer.

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