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The Complexity of Obesity
Jennifer James explains the causes and health impact of obesity, the new weight-loss drugs and their effect on muscle and bone, and how to care for patients without stigma.
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This is the first in a two-lecture series that provides a comprehensive overview of obesity. It explores the aetiology and pathophysiology of the condition, its prevalence, associations with co-morbidities, and current management strategies.
Learning points:
- Obesity is associated with physical and mental (ill)health including non-communicable diseases, and its impact extends beyond health.
- Pharmacotherapy treatment for obesity is gaining pace and producing weight loss outcomes that are far beyond what has been observed previously, and many people are buying these medications privately.
- Weight loss (regardless of mechanism) is associated with bone and muscle loss – which could be of concern in the future.
- To deliver evidence-based care to patients with obesity, we must ensure that we do not stigmatise them or their obesity, by improving our knowledge and understanding of obesity, and our communication skills.
- We need to ensure that our interventions are theory and evidence based and meet the needs of our patients – there needs to be a sound rational for our interventions and our approach must respect patient autonomy.
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