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
A Novel Technique to Assess Adiposity
Have you heard of the Saggital Abdominal Diameter (SAD)? How might we use SAD to height ratio in place of BMI? Join host, Karli Burridge, as she reviews a recent journal article about a cost-effective and simple measurement technique for assessing excess adiposity risk that can be more accurate than body mass index (BMI).
Article: Replacing the body mass index with the sagittal abdominal diameter (abdominal height) - PubMed (nih.gov)
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.
If you're a clinician or organization looking to start or optimize an obesity management program, and you want additional support and resources, check out the Gaining Health website! We offer a Roadmap to starting an obesity program or practice, pre-recorded Master Classes, digital resources including patient education materials and office forms, and much more!
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