Episode 31: Obesity Discrimination is Alive and Well, Just Ask Chris

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Episode 31 of The Pound of Cure Weight Loss Podcast is titled, Obesity Discrimination is Alive and Well, Just Ask Chris. The title comes from our In the News segment where we talk about an article from The Maine Wire that examines a lawsuit filed against Cigna claiming that obesity is a disability and Cigna’s failure to cover GLP-1 medications constitutes discrimination based on disability.
In our Patient Story segment, we talk to Nikki. Though not a patient of ours, Nikki had a gastric bypass back when the procedure was done by opening up the stomach to operate. She also works for a great organization called Obesity Help. A lot has changed since her surgery and she is here to share her experience as well as talk about all the great things Obesity Help is doing for the bariatric community.
Reading the nutrition facts label can be confusing. This is not by accident. Big food companies have influenced the label design in order to confuse consumers into thinking foods are healthier than they actually are. So, in our Nutrition segment, Zoe offers some tips on how to navigate the nutrition facts label.
In our Economics of Obesity segment, we dive into the cost of obesity and whether or not it’s financially viable for insurance companies to cover expensive treatments like GLP-1 medications.
Finally, we answer 3 of our listeners questions including, what can be done to prevent gallstones after bariatric surgery, our thoughts on oats in almond milk, and whether or not taking GLP-1 medication before surgery increases postop weight loss.
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00:00 Disclaimer
00:16 Obesity Discrimination Teaser Clip
00:36 Introduction
2:28 In the News - Obesity Discrimination is Alive and Well, Just Ask Chris
10:08 Patient Story - Nikki
28:39 Nutrition Segment - Tips on How to Navigate the Nutrition Facts Label
32:56 The Economics of Obesity - The Cost of Obesity
38:22 Gallstones After Bariatric Surgery
42:17 Thoughts on Oats in Almond Milk
44:25 Can taking GLP-1 medication before surgery increases postop weight loss?

[@anad2418]

Hello Dr Wagner and Zoe!! You should do an episode where all you do is answer questions from different social media platforms!!

[@nicolechip]

Looking forward to those recipes for carrot cake and zucchini overnight oats. Sound delicious!

[@gavinwilliams8719]

Saddest part of Chris's comment is that I remember agreeing with Chris as an obese person myself. Dr. Weiner statement about Chris likely struggling with feeling slighted and having personal issues him or herself is so dead on. Having gone through sleeve surgery and having felt the difference on the otherside, I can categorically state that it is a complex disease. I have lost weight up to 100lbs at a time and gained it all back several times in my life, all supporting the idea that I could lose weight if I just stuck to it. Was willpower part of it? Sure it was, but the idea that most skinny people make very little effort to stay skinny, is absolutely unquestionable at this point for me. The sleeve did not add to my ability to lose weight , I lost most of the weight BEFORE surgery, but so far having lost nearly a hundred pounds I have none of the compulsive crazy cravings and or hunger that I'd experience normally. Even when I "let go" I splurge on relatively healthy food or minimal naughty food. And nobody was more surprised than I when I discovered post surgery that I COULD eat myself into not losing weight if I just placed meals slightly apart. The difference is that my body for once was on my side! My set point had been lowered and losing weight felt like the right thing to do from my body, and eating naughty foods gave little to no enjoyment compared to normal after losing 100lbs. By the time you lose 100lbs normally my body and mind are so fatigued by the effort the "little break" you take is all you need to start the inevitable slip towards the return to set point