Obesity management in rheumatology [PODCAST]

Rheumatologist Zachary Fellows discusses his journey from giving vague weight loss advice to understanding obesity medicine. Fellows shares how obesity can aggravate illnesses such as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, the challenges faced by primary care physicians in tackling weight loss, and the role specialists can play in assisting patients. He also speaks about the necessity of multidisciplinary methods, societal factors impacting obesity and the importance of better weight management education in medical training.