Obesity is a disease now. So have we won the war against it? | Health Wealth, S2 Ep 1

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Obesity is a disease now. So have we won the war against it? | Health Wealth, S2 Ep 1

In conversation with Prof Rachel Batterham, senior VP, International Medical Affairs, Eli Lilly and former professor of obesity, diabetes and endocrinology at University College London

Could body fat itself be the reason we want to consume that luscious calorific ooey gooey cheesecake? Will calling obesity a disease help or increase body weight stigma? And why is BMI no longer an accurate measure of your health status?

Tune in to find out!

Produced by Prateek Lidhoo

Sound mix by Suraj Singh

Please add chapters also I’ve added the timestamps below:

0:00- Introduction

02:11- “Extra fat is extra baggage“

09:03- Is obesity really a Disease?

12:10- A holistic approach to diagnosing obesity

17:13- Obesity , food and cultural norms: Bridging the generational gap

21:01- “Being fat isn’t a disease , being obese is a disease”

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