Episode 31: Clinical Conversations: Understanding Food Addiction

January 18, 2021 00:19:46
Episode 31: Clinical Conversations: Understanding Food Addiction
Obesity: A Disease
Episode 31: Clinical Conversations: Understanding Food Addiction

Jan 18 2021 | 00:19:46

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Show Notes

In this episode, Obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director, Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM interviews Connie Stapleton, PhD, a highlighted speaker from Obesity Medicine 2020 – Virtual, about obesity and food addiction. Topics covered include: how food can be addictive, behavioral and psychological components involved in food addiction, assessing for food addiction, and treating obesity and food addiction simultaneously.

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Episode Guests

Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM

Connie Stapleton, PhD

Resources Mentioned

Understanding Food Addiction Conference Presentation

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