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Calo News: From Despair to Diagnosis: A Latina Actress Fights Back Against Lipedema. Dr. David Amron was interviewed on lipedema, noting that it affects up to 18% of U.S. women yet remains widely undiagnosed, especially among Latinas.

"The Weight of Two Worlds: Lipo-Lymphedema and Obesity" from Medscape discusses how lipedema, a chronic fat disorder, can progress to impair lymphatic function and result in secondary lymphedema—a condition known as lipo-lymphedema. This clinical overlap is often missed by primary care providers, particularly in patients with obesity, and the article emphasizes the need for better diagnosis and management.

"After more than a decade of progress in body positivity, we’re witnessing the resurgence of an impossible standard – one that pressures people of all shapes and sizes to shrink themselves at any cost," Amron continued. "Even more troubling, many are turning to extreme, unproven methods without medical oversight, risking not just their health but their lives."

"I was wrongly told my pain and swelling were simply me being overweight..."