Helping Our Patients with Obesity Stay Healthy During the Pandemic

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Description

Currently two-thirds of the United States population is overweight or has obesity (based on BMI > 30kg/m2). During the COVID-19 pandemic we learned that having obesity significantly increased the risk of COVID-19 complications and risk of death. Now more than ever it is imperative to optimize the health of individuals affected by obesity. In this talk we will review the pathophysiology of obesity and the importance of using an individualized biopsychosocial approach to address obesity during the pandemic and post-pandemic.

Objectives:

Identify three screening tools for obesity.
Describe the increased COVID-19 risks associated with obesity.
Identify the importance of a wellness based biopsychosocial approach to obesity management.

Contributors

Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, MD

Dr. Gonsahn-Bollie is a Double Board Certified Obesity Expert, Healthy Lifestyle Champion and C.E.O. of Embrace You Weight and Wellness an innovative sustainable weight loss program that specializes in empowering women to stop obsessing over the scale, get to their Happy, Healthy Weight through self-love and personalized science. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bollie utilized her internal medicine training to serve on the COVID-19 frontlines as the onsite physician at a facility impacted by COVID-19. Currently Dr. Bollie is addressing the correlation between obesity and increased COVID-19 empowering people with obesity with the tools to optimize their wellness and get to their happy, healthy weight through a personalized strategy that lasts through Embrace You Weight & Wellness.

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Contributors

Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, MD