Dr. Tchang and I discussed the following topics about Obesity, Hormones, and Anti-Obesity Medications:
- What is obesity?
- Many people think of obesity as a problem that is caused by someone eating too much and being lazy. The obesity medicine world is working hard to dispel these types of myths. Obesity is not a personality or morality flaw!
- The obesity epidemic has been fueled by pushing the wrong treatment for obesity
- Because many doctors do not understand obesity, patients are given the wrong advice and this causes needless suffering.
- Calories-in, calories-out is missing the point and over-simplified
- Our brains affect hunger and where our calories go, so it affects our ability to manage our weight
- That is where the answer to weight gain lies; it's less about just how many calories we eat and more about our brains and hormones!
- What about "overweight"? Is that a medical condition?
- Certain populations do have a higher risk of medical complications even with a lower BMI
- What happens if you are dieting and exercising and still can't lose weight?
- "What hormones are causing my weight problem?"
- Obesity medication naysayers
- The crux of obesity is that it is a neuro-hormonal disease
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Loved this! Provided invaluable information that I have never heard before about obesity. Thank you!
Sandra
Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful.