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Are you a medical student, work in healthcare or just curious to know more about obesity? In our new podcast series, there is something for everyone to learn (or un-learn). Unlearn to Learn will challenge everything you thought you knew about obesity, improve your knowledge through insight and explanation – leaving any judgement at the door. Brought to you by World Obesity Federation and Scope E-Learning, join renowned medical practitioners and professors to untangle the myths and misconcept ...
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Across 8 episodes of our debut podcast series Unlearn to Learn, we’ve established that obesity is nothing if not a complex disease. Studies have shown that obesity is multifactorial and everything from socio-economic factors to poor mental health can contribute to the increase in cases over the years. With its pinpoint precision and set of diagnost…
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Behavioural modification and lifestyle adjustments are the first step in treating obesity. Whilst these are important in treating obesity, it is difficult to achieve or sustain the process of weight loss, especially long-term through these alone. Pharmacotherapy has quickly surfaced as an alternative therapeutic approach to intensive lifestyle inte…
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In today’s society, we’ve cultivated an ethos of instant gratification. Life is fast-paced. The role that nutrition plays in both preventing and treating obesity is crucial. Nutrition is a critical part of both health and development. Better diet and nutrition have shown to improve health, immune systems, lead to less lethargy, and more consistent …
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Childhood obesity is often carried through into adulthood, due to both physiological, behavioural, and environmental factors. Preventing obesity in this age group provides a unique opportunity to halt a course to unhealthy adult life. In this episode, newly appointed President of the World Obesity Federation Professor Louise Baur joins Alexander to…
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the health of patients living with obesity. Two national lockdowns in 18 months saw obesity rates increase. Was it due to the impact on people’s mental health? In this episode, Alexander is joined by Professor Donna Ryan, Professor Emeritus at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Lo…
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Unlearn to Learn is back! We rejoin the series with episode 4, focusing on bariatric surgery; why and when it’s necessary, what the procedure involves and what patients can expect following surgery. To discuss this and more, Alexander is joined by Dr Lilian Kow. Dr Kow is an Associate Professor and the Clinical Director of Gastrointestinal surgery …
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Across the first 2 episodes of Unlearn to Learn, we were joined by healthcare professionals from the US and Canada. In this episode, we shift the format slightly, to a discussion between a specialist and a patient, to hear how the treatment of obesity impacts on mental wellbeing. We’ll be joined by Professor Carel Le Roux from the University Colleg…
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Welcome to episode 2. The episode focuses on the variations of obesity across different ethnic groups - weight stigma and attitudes towards obesity vary greatly across cultures. To discuss this and more, Alexander is joined by Dr Fatima Stanford. Dr Stanford is an obesity medicine physician scientist, educator, and policy maker at Massachusetts Gen…
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Let’s kick off Unlearn to Learn! Our podcast is all about challenging what we think we know about obesity. To launch the series, our host Alexander French from World Obesity Federation is joined by Dr Arya Sharma, Professor Emeritus of Medicine & Past-Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, and the Past-Clinical Co-Ch…
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Are you a medical student, work in healthcare or just curious to know more about obesity? In our new podcast series, there is something for everyone to learn (or un-learn). Unlearn to Learn will challenge everything you thought you knew about obesity, improve your knowledge through insight and explanation – leaving any judgement at the door. Brough…
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