BariNation is The Virtual Walk’s Top Fundraising Team in 2025!

We recently asked April Williams, President and CEO, and Christine Mason, COO, of BariNation to share their experience with us as team captains of The Virtual #WalkforTREO! Congratulations to you both and the entire BariNation community for being named the 2025 Fundraising Champions for The Virtual #WalkforTREO! As a token of appreciation, you will receive a […]

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Weight Stigma

Written by:  Kalyn King, RD, CSOWN, LD; Eva Panigrahi, PhD; Colleen Schreyer, PhD; and Mae Zoltowky, BSN, RN, CPHQ; on behalf of the ASMBS Multidisciplinary Care Committee   Ideally, healthcare settings would be the last place someone with obesity would experience weight bias and stigma, but for many individuals with higher body weights, this is a […]

TREO Launches The Walk

New Name. New Look. Same Powerful Mission. After more than two decades and over 767 events across the United States, the Walk from Obesity is getting a fresh new identity. Beginning in June, the program will officially relaunch as TREO Foundation’s The Walk — with a modernized look, renewed energy, and the same deep commitment to improving the lives […]

Feel Empowered to Say “No”

Written By: Kate Rountree, RDN and Genna Hymowitz, PhD, FASMBS_IH, FTOS You have worked very hard to establish healthy habits that you can maintain for a lifetime. No matter how skilled we become with these habits, there will always be challenges that arise from time to time. Some of these challenges are related to our […]