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Ozempic: Miracle Drug or Lifestyle Crutch? Joe’s Story

Mar 19, 2024
31:28

Episode Description

Doctors often talk about the medical complications associated with obesity, but it's rare to hear from patients about their experience with this condition and how hard it is to navigate through the healthcare system. In this episode, Joe shares his story about finding the right medical care (including the use of weight loss drugs) and losing over 100 pounds. 
Links
Survey of medical school deans and obesity education: biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12909-020-1925-z.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12909-020-1925-z.pdf
NYT Article, "One Size Fits All…." nytimes.com/2016/12/12/health/weight-loss-obesity.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/health/weight-loss-obesity.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap
Mediflix Documentary: mediflix.com/topics/obesity-weight/video/heartfelt-unraveling-the-link-between-obesity-and-heart-disease-e2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.mediflix.com/topics/obesity-weight/video/heartfelt-unraveling-the-link-between-obesity-and-heart-disease-e2
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