Episode 4: Rebecca Puhl PhD
After Hours: A Four Part Podcast Series on Obesity by Endocrine Web
Release Date: 03/24/2021
Episode 4: Rebecca Puhl PhD
After Hours: A Four Part Podcast Series on Obesity by Endocrine Web
“Obesity is a very complex puzzle.” - Dr. Rebecca Puhl In episode four of After Hours, host Katy Henriksen speaks with Rebecca Puhl, who holds a PhD in clinical psychology and runs the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, about how obesity stigma and bias impede treatment and weight loss.
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Episode 3: Scott Isaacs MD, FACE
After Hours: A Four Part Podcast Series on Obesity by Endocrine Web
“Obesity is not a matter of willpower, or a lifestyle choice. Obesity is a disease.” – Dr. Scott Isaacs In episode three of After Hours, host Katy Henriksen discusses the role hormones play in weight regain after weight loss with Dr. Scott Isaacs, a board certified endocrinologist, obesity medicine specialist and medical director at Atlanta Endocrine Associates.
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Episode 2: J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy MD, PhD, FACE
After Hours: A Four Part Podcast Series on Obesity by Endocrine Web
“It is against the law in Minnesota for the state of Minnesota to prescribe obesity medications. So, if I write a prescription for an obesity medication, it doesn’t get covered.” - Dr. J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy In episode two of After Hours, host Katy Henriksen talks with Dr. J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy, Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Center for Obesity, Metabolism and Endocrinology in Eagan, Minnesota, about the need to change national attitudes about treating obesity as a disease to provide treatment for patients who need it.
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Episode 1: Elena Christofides MD, FACE
After Hours: A Four Part Podcast Series on Obesity by Endocrine Web
“Patients are given poor advice about how to address this issue. It’s not about the calories, you can't just diet harder and run harder and faster and longer to fix these problems. That's not a rational strategy.” – Dr. Elena Christofides In episode one of After Hours, host Katy Henriksen talks to Dr. Elena Christofides, Chief Executive Officer of Endocrinology Associates Incorporated, as well as Endocrinology Research Associates in Columbus, Ohio, about using medication to treat obesity as a chronic condition. Dr. Christofides also discusses the journal article...
info_outline“Obesity is a very complex puzzle.” - Dr. Rebecca Puhl
In episode four of After Hours, host Katy Henriksen speaks with Rebecca Puhl, who holds a PhD in clinical psychology and runs the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, about how obesity stigma and bias impede treatment and weight loss.