Good article by Gina Kolata NYT on recent Obesity conference.

NYT article critique 12-10-18 link
My comments in purple.

I think the two excerpts from the NYT article are important.

 "The body fights to regain weight".  I wish Gina Kolata had reported more on what the conference said about THE BIGGEST LOSER article she wrote.

Gina writes there is "nothing new in the diet universe".   Not true.  4 new diet medications that should be taken for life for the chronic disease of obesity.