Episode 19: Clinical Conversations: Obesity Treatment for Low-income Patients

June 18, 2020 00:19:43
Episode 19: Clinical Conversations: Obesity Treatment for Low-income Patients
Obesity: A Disease
Episode 19: Clinical Conversations: Obesity Treatment for Low-income Patients

Jun 18 2020 | 00:19:43

/

Show Notes

Episode Description

In this episode, Obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director, Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM interviews Caroline Apovion, MD, a highlighted speaker from Overcoming Obesity 2019, about obesity treatment challenges and opportunities in low-income populations. Topics covered include: availability and access to healthy foods, how women of lower income households are disproportionately affected by obesity, innovative ways to overcome barriers to healthy eating, and how cultural and racial differences impact perception of healthy weight, and bariatric interventions.

Dr. Apovian is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine. You can purchase the full recording of Dr. Apovion’s presentation and access more information about Obesity Medicine podcasts and other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine at www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts.

Episode Guests

Related Resource

Obesity Treatment in Low-income Patients

Other Episodes

Episode 0

December 15, 2022 00:25:03
Episode Cover

Episode 72: Article Reviews: Clinical Practice Statements for the Management of Obesity - Nutrition and Physical Activity, Part 1 of 2: Effective Patient Documentation; Electronic Medical Records (EMR's) and Energy Expenditure

OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Karli Burridge, PA-C, MMS, FOMA about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)...

Listen

Episode 0

June 07, 2021 00:12:50
Episode Cover

Episode 40: Article Reviews: Long-Term Weight Loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program

In this episode, OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Laura Davisson, MD, MPH, FACP, to discuss a...

Listen

Episode 0

May 24, 2021 00:25:45
Episode Cover

Episode 39: Clinical Conversations: The Case Against Sugar

In this episode, obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director, Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews Gary Taubes, keynote speaker from Obesity Medicine 2021 –...

Listen