Beyond Diets: The Truth About Obesity Medicine - with Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

Beyond Diets: The Truth About Obesity Medicine - with Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

May 27, 2025 · 1h 25m · Season 6 · Episode 4

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Dr. Daria Hamrah and Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen discuss the complexities of obesity and challenge traditional weight loss beliefs.

Send us Fan Mail Two physicians challenge everything you thought you knew about weight loss in this eye-opening discussion on the biology behind obesity. Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen, a triple board-certified endocrinologist and obesity medicine expert, joins Dr. Daria Hamrah to reframe obesity as a complex medical condition—not a failure of willpower. The conversation delves into why "eat less, exercise more" fails most people long-term. Dr. Salas-Whalen explains how genetics can account for up t...

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Host: Daria Hamrah

Guest: Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

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