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Lars Hartenstein and Roberta Fusaro discuss McKinsey's research on obesity and metabolic health, focusing on interventions and technologies for improvement.

On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast , Lars Hartenstein , senior fellow at the McKinsey Health Institute, and Roberta Fusaro, an editorial director at McKinsey, discuss the findings from McKinsey’s recent research on obesity and metabolic health —specifically, the potential interventions for sparking a metabolic health revolution, the economic impact of improving outcomes, and the technologies that are emerging as the connective tissue between prevention and treatment. Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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Host: Roberta Fusaro

Guest: Lars Hartenstein

Topics covered

• metabolic health
• obesity
• health interventions
• economic impact
• emerging technologies

Keywords

• metabolic health
• obesity
• health interventions
• economic impact
• prevention
• treatment
• technologies

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Organizations: McKinsey Health Institute, McKinsey, McKinsey & Company

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