October 2025 | Vol. 69, No.3

While the treatments may have changed (a quick Google search indicates that the words “omaloids” and “garcels” must have been misspelled and instead pulls up websites dedicated to Scrabble Word Finders and Haitian-American actresses), obesity and its treatment were hot topics in 1960 and, of course, remain so to this day. The obesity rate in 1960 was approximately 13%; that number more than tripled to 40% by August 2023. Fortunately, advances in technology have allowed for the expansion of the treatment of obesity..