Obesity: A Disease
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
Obesity: A Disease is the official Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) FREE podcast exploring the many facets of the disease of obesity. Episodes provide valuable insights into this growing problem and better equip clinicians to understand and engage in treating this disease.
Episodes
- Episode 127: Clinical Conversations: Nutrition in the GLP-1 Era
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings engages in a discussion with Dr. Sue Benson Davies, exploring evidence-informed strategies to prevent undernutrition during weight loss…
- Episode 126: Industry Insights: Metabolic Resting Rate
In this Industry Insights episode of Obesity: A Disease, host Dr. Christopher Weber welcomes Dr. Cameron Garber and Dr. Marc Humbert, metabolic testing specialists with Korr Medical Technologies and hosts of the Metabolic Mastery podcast.…
- Episode 125: Industry Insights: Surmount OSA Trial
In this Industry Insights episode of Obesity: A Disease , host Dr. Christopher Weber welcomes Dr. Kevin Trice , Executive Director in the Global Medical Affairs Division of Cardiometabolic Health at Eli Lilly. Dr. Trice will be speaking to…
- Episode 124: The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Pediatric Health
In this episode of Obesity: A Disease, Dr. Suzanne Cuda, Executive Editor of the Obesity Medicine Association’s Obesity Pillars online journal, interviews Dr. Sarah Ro and Dr. Sushma Chamarthi about their co-authored article, The Impact of…
- Episode 123: Obesity and Orthopedic Surgical Care - Challenges and Advances
In this eighth and final episode of the series, Dr. Allison Rhodes concludes the discussion on obesity and orthopedic health with Dr. Cherise Dyal, focusing on the unique post-operative risks and recovery challenges following lower extremi…
- Episode 122: Obesity and Orthopedic Surgery with Dr. Cherise Dyal
In this seventh episode of our eight part series, Dr. Allison Rhodes welcomes Dr. Cherise Dyal, MD, DABOM. Dr. Dyal is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon and together, they examine the complex relationship between obesity and lower extre…
- Episode 121: Endocrine Challenges and Advances in Patients with Obesity
In this sixth episode of our eight part series, Dr. Allison Rhodes welcomes back Dr. Megha Poddar, MD, FRCPC, DABOM, to explore the unique challenges of managing endocrine disorders in patients with obesity. They discuss the complexities o…
- Episode 120: Obesity and Endocrinology with Dr. Megha Poddar
In this fifth episode of our eight part series, Dr. Allison Rhodes is joined by Dr. Megha Poddar, MD, FRCPC, DABOM, to explore how obesity intersects with hormone health. Together, they examine the complex relationship between obesity and…
- Episode 119: Obesity and Gynecologic Care – Challenges and Advances
Hosted by Dr. Allison Rhodes, this exciting new 8 part series explores how obesity intersects with a wide range of medical specialties. In each episode, we’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities for improving patient care when addre…
- Episode 118: Obesity and Gynecologic Care with Dr. Sampson-Paine
Hosted by Dr. Allison Rhodes, this exciting new 8 part series explores how obesity intersects with a wide range of medical specialties. In each episode, we’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities for improving patient care when addre…
- Episode 117: Obesity and Cardiac Care – Challenges and Advances
Hosted by Dr. Allison Rhodes, this exciting new 8-part series explores how obesity intersects with a wide range of medical specialties. In each episode, we’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities for improving patient care when addre…
- Episode 116: Obesity and Cardiac Care with Dr. Allison Bailey
Hosted by Dr. Allison Rhodes, this exciting new 8 part series explores how obesity intersects with a wide range of medical specialties. In each episode, we’ll dive into the challenges and opportunities for improving patient care when addre…
- Episode 115: Clinical Conversations: Evidence Based Management of MASLD and MASH in Patients with Obesity
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings engages in a discussion with Dr. Scott Isaacs a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2025 Conference session Evidence-Based Man…
- Episode 114: Clinical Conversations: Emotional Brain Training
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings engages in a discussion with Dr. Laurel Mellin a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2025 Conference session Emotional Brain T…
- Episode 113: Article Reviews: Optimizing nutrition, diet, and lifestyle communication in GLP-1 medication therapy for weight management
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews David Despain, MSc/MSc, CFS. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars Article Optimizing nutrition, diet, a…
- Episode 112: Article Reviews: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Children with Obesity
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Sara Karjoo, MD, CPE, FOMA, DABOM. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars Article Metabolic dysfuncti…
- Episode 111: Clinical Conversations: 75th Anniversary Podcast
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings sits down with Dr. Allen Rader to discuss the fascinating history of obesity care. From the early days of understanding and treating obe…
- Episode 110: Article Reviews: Practice Analysis
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH, FTOS . Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars Article Duties, tasks, knowl…
- Episode 109: Clinical Conversations: Analyzing the Lancet Commission Report on Clinical Obesity: A Pediatric Perspective
In this episode, Executive Editor of the Obesity Medicine Association’s ‘Obesity Pillars’ online journal, Dr. Suzanne Cuda, interviews Dr. Sarah Armstrong and Dr. Aaron Kelly. Our pediatric obesity experts discuss the recently released rec…
- Episode 108: Article Reviews: Obesity Medicine Fellowship
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Yuval Pinto, MD. Our experts discuss Obesity Medicine Fellowship and the Obesity Pillars article, Obes…
- Episode 107: Clinical Conversations: 2025 Pediatric Obesity Algorithm® Updates
In this episode Dr. Suzanne Cuda, Executive Editor of Obesity Pillars, sits down with experts Dr. Roohi Kharofa and Dr. Valerie O’Hara to explore the highly anticipated 2025 updates to the Pediatric Obesity Algorithm®. Join us as they brea…
- Episode 106: Clinical Conversations: Endocrine Disruptors
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings engages in a discussion with Dr. Lydia Alexander a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2024 Conference session Endocrine Disru…
- Episode 105: Article Reviews: Obesity and Advocacy
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Carolynn Francavilla, MD, DABOM, FOMA. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars article, Obesity and Ad…
- Episode 104: Clinical Conversations: Advocacy series – Grass Roots Advocacy Work
In episode four of our four-part Advocacy series, Dr. Nicholas Pennings, an Obesity Medicine Specialist and Clinical Education Director at OMA, engages in a comprehensive discussion with Dr. Leslie Golden, MD on the topic of Grass Roots Ad…
- Episode 103: Article Reviews: Compounded Peptides
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Courtney Younglove, MD, FOMA, FACOG, DABOM. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars article, Frequentl…
- Episode 102: Clinical Conversations: Advocacy Series - Advocating for Medicaid Coverage of AOMs
In episode three of our four-part Advocacy series, Dr. Nicholas Pennings, an Obesity Medicine Specialist and Clinical Education Director at OMA, engages in a comprehensive discussion with Dr. Verlyn Warrington and Dr. Vivienne Rose on the…
- Episode 101: Article Reviews: Navigating Insurance Coverage
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Treah Haggerty. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars article, Navigating Coverage: A qualitative st…
- Episode 100: Clinical Conversations: Advocacy Series - Weight Bias and Stigma
In episode two of our four-part Advocacy series, Dr. Nicholas Pennings, an Obesity Medicine Specialist and Clinical Education Director at OMA, engages in a comprehensive discussion with Dr. Vicki March and Dr. Cate Varney on the topic of w…
- Episode 99: Article Reviews: Weight Centric Prevention of Cancer
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Dr. Maria Daniela Hurtado. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars article, Weight-Centric Prevention of C…
- Episode 98: Clinical Conversations: Advocacy Series - Introduction to Obesity Medicine Advocacy
In this first epsiode of a four part Advocacy series, Dr. Nicholas Pennings, an Obesity Medicine Specialist and Clinical Education Director at OMA, engages in a comprehensive discussion with Dr. Laura Davisson and Emily Weaver on the criti…
- Episode 97: Clinical Conversations: Combining Medical-Surgical Obesity Care
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Dr. Kirsten Frederiksen, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2024 Conference session We All Win: Combining Medic…
- Episode 96: Clinical Conversations: Special Considerations for the Child with Obesity
In this episode, Executive Editor of the Obesity Medicine Association’s ‘Obesity Pillars’ online journal, Dr. Suzanne Cuda interviews Dr. Valerie O’Hara. Our experts discuss the ‘Obesity Pillars’ article Special Considerations for the Chil…
- Episode 95: Article Reviews: Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and Cardiovascular Disease
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Sandra Christensen, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP. Our experts discuss the Obesity Pillars article, Obesity, dy…
- Episode 94: Clinical Conversations: Hunger, Satiety, and Mental Health - A Complex Dance
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Dr. Carl Knopke, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2024 Conference session Hunger, Satiety, and Mental Health:…
- Episode 93: Clinical Conversations: The Importance of the Language We Use
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Theodore Kyle, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference session The Power of Putting People First: th…
- Episode 92: Clinical Conversations: Obesity & Health Disparities - It's a Family Affair
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Dr. Kathi Earles, a highlighted speaker from the Overcoming Obesity 2023 Conference, Obesity & Health Disparities: It's A Fa…
- Episode 91: Article Reviews: Obesity and Thrombosis
In this episode Co-Authors, Dr. Harold Bays and Dr. Angela Fitch, review the article Obesity, thrombosis, venous disease, lymphatic disease and lipedema: An Obesity Medicine Association Clinical Practice Statement 2023.
- Episode 90: Clinical Conversations: Early Intervention in Weight Management: Treating Pre-Obesity
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Dr. Michelle Look, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference, Early Intervention in Weight Management:…
- Episode 89: Article Reviews: Prior Authorizations for Anti-Obesity Medications
In this episode, Dr. Harold Bays and Dr. Carolynn Francavilla discuss their experience with prior authorizations for obesity medications including the highly effective GLP-1 medications.
- Episode 88: Clinical Conversations: Do Sleepy Brains Make Poor Food & Other Lifestyle Choices? Impact of Sleep on Weight Management
In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Dr. Marie-Pierre St Onge, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference, Do Sleepy Brains Make Poor Food &…
- Episode 87: Article Review: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiometabolic Risk with Dr. Bindlish, Part 2 of 3
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Shagun Bindlish, MD. Our experts discuss a series of clinical practice statements recently published in ‘O…
- Episode 86: Clinical Conversations: Therapies and Pharmacotherapy Treatment Options in Pediatrics
In this episode, we will be hearing from Dr. Suzanne Cuda, President and Medical Director for Alamo City Healthy Kids and Families. Joining her is Nancy Browne and Dr. Valarie O’Hara. Nancy is a nurse practitioner, pediatric obesity medici…
- Episode 85: Article Review: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiometabolic Risk with Dr. Bindlish, Part 1 of 3
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Shagun Bindlish, MD. Our experts discuss a series of clinical practice statements recently published in ‘O…
- Episode 84: Clinical Conversations: NAFLD, The Sentinel Disease of Metabolic Syndrome
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings and Dr. Robert Lustig, discuss non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. Dr. Lustig is a professor of pediatric in the division of…
- Episode 83: Article Review: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiometabolic Risk, Part 3 of 3
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Tiffany Lowe-Clayton, DO. Our experts discuss a series of clinical practice statements recently published…
- Episode 82: Clinical Conversations: Phenotype-Guided Lifestyle Interventions for Obesity
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings and Dr. Andreas Acosta discuss the importance of aligning appropriate lifestyle interventions to each of the four key phenotypes that ex…
- Episode 81: Article Review: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiometabolic Risk, Part 2 of 3
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Tiffany Lowe-Clayton, DO. Our experts discuss a series of clinical practice statements recently published…
- Episode 80: Clinical Conversations: The Role of Physical Activity in Weight Management
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, FACOFP, and John Jakicic, PhD, discuss the importance of physical activity in weight management and overall health. Dr. John Jaki…
- Episode 79: Clinical Conversations: Recognizing and Treating Lipedema
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings is joined by Karen Herbst, MD, PhD, a board certified endocrinologist who serves as the Medical and Research Director for Total Lipedema…
- Episode 78: Article Review: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiometabolic Risk
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Tiffany Lowe-Clayton, DO. Our experts discuss a series of clinical practice statements recently published…