Treating Obesity is a Disease
By Robert Sallis, M.D. Robert E. Sallis, M.D., FACSM, is a past president of ACSM and chair of the Exercise is Medicine Task Force. He originated the EIM concept and has been its leading advocate from the beginning. Dr. Sallis earned an M.D. from Texas A&M University and completed his residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical […]
Preventing Sarcopenia?
By Caitlin Mason, Ph.D. Viewpoints presented in SMB commentaries reflect opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of ACSM.Dr. Mason is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. With a background in epidemiology, her research focuses primarily on understanding the mechanisms that link nutrition, exercise, and […]
