Ted Kyle

@ConscienHealth

Noted advocate for more rational health and obesity policies. Advisor to the Obesity Society and past Chair of the Obesity Action Coalition.

Pittsburgh, PA conscienhealth.org/category/news/ Joined January 2013

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Ted Kyle @ConscienHealth 12h

Turmoil at @AmDiabetesAssn is growing with issues of scientific integrity arising. Their VP for scientific publications just resigned in protest.
conscienhealth.org/2026/11/08/rai…

Ted Kyle @ConscienHealth 2d

We are awash in headlines about studies that "confirm a link" between ultra-processed foods and every bad outcome you can imagine. These headlines are the junk food of health reporting. Plenty of sizzle, very little nourishment.
HT: @JAMANetworkOpen
conscienhealth.org/2026/11/07/oft…

Ted Kyle @ConscienHealth 3d

This week, @novonordisk got a 6% bump in its stock price with an old formula for managing expectations: Underpromise & Overdeliver.
Brighter prospects ahead?
conscienhealth.org/2026/11/06/und…

Ted Kyle @ConscienHealth 4d

An excellent new study in @AnnalsofSurgery illustrates the point vividly: surgery and medicines for obesity are complementary therapies. People who don't respond fully to meds can get a lot of benefit from surgery.
HT: @Ali_Aminian_MD
conscienhealth.org/2026/11/05/mor…

Ted Kyle @ConscienHealth 5d

Hubris and humility are top of mind today. These concepts help us examine lapses in efforts to advance obesity care and prevention. Hubris is self-defeating. Humility can save us from that.
conscienhealth.org/2026/11/04/sel…