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The Effect Of Perceived Weight Status And Bmi Perception On Food Attitudes And Food Relationships, Sahil K. Patel, Ryan Gericke, Jaime Dougherty, Adarsh Gupta

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Scholarship

CONTEXT: Obesity has been a national epidemic throughout the United States due to the increasingly sedentary western lifestyle, paired with calorically dense abundant low-nutritional food options. Discussing weight necessitates the conversation of not only the numerical value (body mass index [BMI]) associated with obesity but also the perceived weight or how an individual categorizes their weight, irrespective of their calculated BMI classification. Perceived weight can influence food relationships, overall health, and lifestyle habits.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in dietary habits, lifestyle habits, and food attitudes among three groups: those correctly identifying as "obese" with …

Pharmaceutical Management Of Weight Loss, Jake Schutzman, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Objectives

• Briefly review some context & consequences of the US obesity epidemic
• Review available prescription anti-obesity medications
• Discuss details specific to each of these medications
• Review other medications affecting weight

After this lecture, I hope you will:

• Have a greater understanding of available anti-obesity medications
• Be more comfortable in patient discussions & management of obesity