The Gaining Health Podcast
In this podcast, host and obesity medicine specialist Karli Burridge will interview leaders and trailblazers in the field of obesity medicine to discuss how we can get to the root of chronic medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction, and how we can change healthcare to actually help patients be healthier and feel better. Karli will also highlight recent research and discuss how to apply this new science clinically in your practice!
The Gaining Health Podcast
The Definition and Diagnosis of Clinical Obesity
In this What's Up Wednesday episode of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge reviews the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on the Definition and Diagnosis of Clinical Obesity by Francesco Rubino et al., which is a commentary published March 3, 2023 in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal. In the commentary, the authors discuss the issues with diagnosing obesity based on BMI alone, and present us with a solution that they are currently working on.
To view the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(23)00058-X/fulltext
The Gaining Health Podcast will release a new episode monthly, every second or third Wednesday of the month. Episodes including interviews with obesity experts as well as scientific updates and new guidelines for the management of obesity.
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