Romana Teague

A new study in JAMA Pediatrics confirms that 99.5% of U.S. youth classified with obesity by BMI also have excess adiposity, validating BMI’s sensitivity but highlighting its limits as a clinical tool. While the metric continues to serve as a convenient screening…

Recent national data suggest that adult obesity rates in the United States may be stabilizing for the first time in over a decade. While overall prevalence remains high, this development underscores the critical role of clinicians in both sustaining and…

The definition of obesity is changing and with it, the way we think about health. A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that nearly 70% of U.S. adults could be classified as having obesity under newly proposed definitions that account…

Bariatric surgery is not the end of a patient’s weight loss journey—it is the beginning of lifelong clinical partnership. Long-term success depends on continuous monitoring, accurate data interpretation, and a compassionate approach to care that addresses both the physical and…

In mental health treatment, numbers can carry far more weight than they appear to. For patients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or eating-related disorders, a single number on a scale can become a trigger that represents control, failure, or self-worth.…

In pediatric care, a single weight number is rarely the whole story. Every child is unique. Growth spurts, energy fluctuations, stress, and even something as simple as whether a child just ate lunch can shift what shows up on a…

When we talk about eating disorders, weight loss, bone density, and heart complications are often at the center of the conversation. Yet one of the most devastating impacts is less visible. Malnutrition changes the brain itself. It shrinks its volume,…

When we think about eating disorders, weight loss, bone health, and heart risks dominate the conversation. But beneath the surface is a far more insidious consequence. Reproductive sabotage is real. Missed periods, infertility, and pregnancy complications often appear only when…

When most people hear the term eating disorder, they think of weight. Numbers on a scale. Calories. Visible changes in the body. What too often goes unseen is the damage unfolding quietly beneath the surface—inside the skeleton itself. Eating disorders don’t…

In clinics, gyms, and sports performance labs, health conversations often begin with a number on a scale. Any experienced clinician knows that number tells only part of the story. It does not reveal timing inconsistencies, small deviations in routine, or…