Description

In this episode, Dr. Vasudevan and Dr. Moreno unpack our patient's experience with weight and how it's impacted his life.

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=== Outline ===
1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1:  Personal Relationship to Weight
3. Chapter 2: Impact of Weight on Mental Health
4. Chapter 3: Relationship with PCP
5. Conclusion

=== Learning Points ===

1. Commonly used measures of obesity include BMI and waist circumference. These measures are imperfect, since they are attempting to quantify adiposity. 
2. Patients often undergo an emotional journey that is related to their weight. Many patients prefer to move towards tangible end goals such as increased mobility, lowered risk for future adverse health events, or other factors rather than a specific weight, BMI, or waist circumference.
3. Screening and treatment of mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression can be instrumental in the  care of patients who have elevated BMI. 
4. Be sure to ask permission to discuss the patient’s weight before jumping in. Set SMART goals with your patients and set expectations early.

=== Our Expert(s) ===

Dr. Jorge O. Moreno is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Moreno is originally from Mexico and is also fluent in Spanish. He grew up in New Rochelle, NY and completed his undergraduate degree at Columbia University in 2006.  In 2011, he obtained his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his internal medical residency at the Yale University’s Primary Care Residency Program Yale New Haven in 2014.

=== References ===

1. Hales CM, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 360. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db360.html
2. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

*For additional resources discussed in the episode, check out our transcript!

=== About Us ===

The Primary Care Pearls (PCP) Podcast is created in collaboration with faculty, residents, and students from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. The project aims to create accessible and informative podcasts about core primary care topics centered around real patient stories.

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