Obesity Care Goals | Recording-Obesity Care Goals

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This training, supported by Lilly and hosted by Diana Rapalo, focuses on improving obesity care through a multi-disciplinary approach. Dr. Vanita Arora outlined updated guidelines that define obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease requiring long-term, multi-component treatments, emphasizing risk reduction of complications over solely targeting weight loss. Dr. Arora highlighted the importance of addressing weight stigma, using person-centered, non-stigmatizing language, and employing objective measures like BMI combined with waist circumference for diagnosis.<br /><br />Dr. Chika Anegwe presented a pyramid of obesity treatments: intensive lifestyle interventions foundation, followed by prescriptive nutrition, pharmacotherapy (including FDA-approved medications like GLP-1 receptor agonists), endoscopic procedures, and bariatric surgery as the most effective for severe obesity. She emphasized individualized, monitored, and combined therapies with adjustments based on treatment response and patient goals.<br /><br />Dr. Sharma Rowe discussed lifestyle counseling challenges in underserved communities, particularly in the U.S. "stroke belt," where ultra-processed food consumption is high and access to counseling and medications limited. Her team developed simplified, culturally sensitive counseling tools focusing on gradual reductions of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, stressing personalized, feasible goals supported across care teams. Despite the rise of GLP-1 drugs, lifestyle counseling remains essential for lasting behavior change and health improvements.<br /><br />Key takeaways include focusing on whole-patient risk, individualizing treatments, addressing weight stigma, committing to sustainable care, and integrating pharmacotherapy with tailored lifestyle interventions to improve obesity outcomes.

Keywords

obesity care

multi-disciplinary approach

chronic disease management

weight stigma

person-centered language

BMI and waist circumference

obesity treatment pyramid

lifestyle interventions

pharmacotherapy and GLP-1 receptor agonists