Patty Nece

Jun 17, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Pooja Singhal |Patty Nece |Leslie Mattson |Martha Rosenberg

Recently, media outlets and social media influencers have been on fire with stories about new “miracle” obesity drugs that promise a quick fix for people wanting to lose weight. Lost in this chatter are the life stories of millions of Americans struggling with obesity and its physical and emotional effects.

Aug 28, 2023 | verywellhealth.com | Claire Bugos |Patty Nece

Patty Nece is the former chair of the Obesity Action Coalition. Since childhood, Patty Nece was told that diet and exercise were the keys to managing her weight. It wasn’t until after years of learning about obesity as a chronic condition that she came to recognize how weight bias had affected the way she understood her health care.