Episode 54: Clinical Conversations: Improving Health and Function in the Older Patient with Obesity

March 10, 2022 00:24:30
Episode 54: Clinical Conversations: Improving Health and Function in the Older Patient with Obesity
Obesity: A Disease
Episode 54: Clinical Conversations: Improving Health and Function in the Older Patient with Obesity

Mar 10 2022 | 00:24:30

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Show Notes

In this episode, Obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews Dr. John Batsis, highlighted speaker from the Overcoming Obesity 2021 Conference, the evaluation and treatment of obesity in the geriatric population. Topics covered include the assessment of health risks of obesity in the the elderly population, the impact of obesity on cognitive function, and effects of weight loss on muscle mass and bone density.

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Episode Guests

Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM John Batsis, MD, FACP, ASGF, FGSA, FTOS

Resources Mentioned

www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts

Related Resources

https://academy.obesitymedicine.org/p/Overcoming_Obesity_2021_Fall_Obesity_Summit_recorded https://academy.obesitymedicine.org/p/Overcoming_Obesity_2021_Fall_Obesity_Summit_recorded_noncme

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