In this first episode of Season 2 of the Gaining Health Podcast, host Karli Burridge reviews some of the exciting updates in obesity medicine from this summer, including the AMA Position Statement on BMI, and the re-introduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA). She also dives into the importance of body composition analysis for both the diagnosis and management of obesity, and gives us a little teaser for things to come in Season 2 of the podcast.

Links:

• AMA Position Statement on the Use of BMI
• Obesity Pillars roundtable: Excessive weight reduction with highly effective anti-obesity medications (heAOMs)
• Reintroduction of TROA in Congress
• Support TROA

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