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Jul 2025
29m 21s

122 | How to Support Patients on Obesity...

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN
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Join The Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course! Enter code POD15 at checkout for 15% off! Anti-obesity medications are everywhere—but they also come with new challenges. From rapid weight loss and side effects to TikTok-fueled supplement questions, patients on weight management medications need more than generic nutrition advice. In this episode, I’m joined by M ... Show More
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