Topic Library
Clear answers to the questions patients actually ask
What is obesity, really? What treatments work? What's hype? Short, evidence-based explainers, organized by topic.
Doug Maready, MD
Physician, educator, and advocate for evidence-based obesity care.
By Douglas Maready, MD · Internal Medicine & Obesity Medicine
About
Treating obesity as a chronic disease — with the science to back it up
Obesity is treatable. The science exists. What's been missing is clear, honest education that respects patients and the providers who care for them. That's the gap I'm working to close — through writing, podcasting, and policy work.
Read more about Doctor DougWhere to start
Two ways to dig in: a growing library of plain-language explainers, and a regular newsletter that lands in your inbox.
Newsletter
Notes from a physician, on what the evidence actually says
Short, occasional dispatches on obesity care, policy, and the research worth knowing about — written by a practicing doctor.
Listen
Real stories about treatment, recovery, and the science behind both
Latest episode · Patient Story
Navigating Obesity — One Woman's Honest Journey
One woman's honest journey navigating obesity — lived experience of treatment, setbacks, and hope
On the road
Bringing evidence-based obesity care to clinicians and patients
I can speak at conferences, grand rounds, medical/nursing schools, and patient events on obesity medicine and metabolic health.
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Evidence-based education, straight to your inbox
No hype, no fads — just clear, honest writing on obesity care and the systems that shape it.
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Where I Practice
The clinic where Doctor Doug sees patients, and the nonprofit he works through to widen access to obesity care across Arizona.
Clinical Practice
Forte Well Being
Doctor Doug's Arizona primary-care practice — a prevention-focused, team-based approach to personalized care, in-network with most major insurance plans.
Nonprofit
Arizona Obesity Organization
A statewide nonprofit advancing evidence-based obesity treatment, education, and insurance coverage — and connecting the clinicians who provide that care.