Breaking Down Obesity: Four Phenotypes That Could Change Everything, with Dr. Andres Acosta
Causes or Cures
English - July 04, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health global health wellness alternative health medication public health erin stair blooming wellness vaccines heatlh trends Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Andres Acosta MD PHD about the identification of 4 phenotypes for obesity and how they can revolutionize the future of obesity treatment. In great detail, he describes the 4 obesity phenotypes (Hungry Brain, Emotional Hunger, Hungry Gut, and Slow Burn) and explains what treatment, diet, and exercise plan works for each. He also describes his company, Phenomix Sciences, a precision-medicine company that predicts how well someone will respond to various obesity interventions.
Dr. Acosta is a Consultant of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, as well as an Associate Professor of Medicine. His research focus is on gastrointestinal physiology and the complexity of food intake regulation as it relates to obesity. You can learn more about his work here.
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