Decoding Obesity

• Episode 100: Journal Club- Exercise In Weight Maintenance March 28, 2022
  Are you looking to add more fitness and exercise into your routine and understand the barriers and challenges you might face despite suffering from obesity? In this episode, we discuss a recent study titled Physical Activity Motives, Barriers, and Preferences in People with Obesity: A Systematic Review.   P.S. I will be taking a short […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 99: Lessons Learnt As A Trainer From Helping Sean Mulroney March 21, 2022
  Last year, I had Sean Mulroney on the show, and he shared his story about how he lost over 100 pounds and got started with his personal trainer. So I thought it might be a good idea to get one of his personal trainers on the show to get her perspective on how she helped […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 98: How To Start Exercising In A Larger Body March 14, 2022
  Exercise is essential for our overall health. But often our body puts limitations on how much exercise we can perform and what exercises we can perform. This is especially true for people with a larger body size. Join me as I discuss this very topic with Michael Johnson. He has been a clinical exercise physiologist […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 97: Role of exercise in weight loss March 7, 2022
  Exercise is an essential part of overall health but it is also important for obesity. We had Jessica Callear on the previous episode talk about how to increase physical activity in children. We've often seen ads for gyms and other exercise programs promising the moon with all the testimonials to back them up. But what […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 96: Increasing Physical Activity In Children February 28, 2022
  Physical activity is one of the best ways you can keep your kids active and healthy. Given how much time kids spend in school and technology, such as video games and TV, getting them to exercise after school has become a challenge for most parents. But, hey! No more worries now! With a few tricks […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 95: Journal Club- 10 Year Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Who Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy February 21, 2022
  I'm starting a new segment on this podcast because I wanted to do something different. I'm going to call it the Journal Club. So what I want to do is get some guests on the show who are experts in their fields and talk about one particular article that may be sort of like a […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 94: Genetics of Obesity And Genetic Forms Of Obesity February 14, 2022
  Is it all in the genes? How much of obesity is caused by genetics? Does epigenetics or the environment also play a role in obesity? I came across Dr. Yeo, who is a geneticist specializing in obesity. I thought it would be great to have him on the show to discuss this further from his […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Ep 93: Bariatric Surgery In Children February 7, 2022
  For the past few episodes, we’ve been discussing obesity in children, what causes it, why it is a chronic disease that needs to be treated, the physiological, mental, and emotional implications it brings into the child and family’s life, and the different ways obesity can be managed.  Today, we’re going to chat with Drs. Jennifer […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 92: Personal Story- Amelia Sherry January 31, 2022
  We recently had Amelia Sherry on the podcast who shared a wealth of information on preventing disordered eating in children. She also shared that she herself has had some struggles with disordered eating in the past. Today she's here to share her personal journey through her disordered eating and how she's been able to cope […]
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM
• Episode 91: Managing Obesity In Children January 24, 2022
  Pediatric obesity is a very important topic to talk about because we want to tackle these situations early on as it will lead to healthier adults. This is why in this episode, I have Dr. Angela Fitch here with me to talk about how to manage obesity in children.
  Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM

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