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Changing the Obesity Conversation, Culture and Community
The mind-body connection, which is recognized within our culture, is not well-served by our healthcare system. We need a coordinated, holistic approach to obesity care.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4% and the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2% from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018.
Despite understanding the complexities of obesity and efforts to curb obesity, rates continue to rise. Our current approach is inadequate with a siloed and mechanistic healthcare system, polarized perspectives on body acceptance and diet culture, and a lack of knowledge or access to treatment options and improved outcomes.
This two-part podcast series addresses the science and social science of obesity with a goal of changing how we see, prevent and treat obesity by helping people with obesity see their weight and weight management differently, and helping physicians and other healthcare professionals gain a more robust understanding of obesity and talk with their patients about obesity differently.
Tune in to this episode to learn about:
How semiotics – the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation – can inform the obesity conversation
The impact of dominant and normalized images of obesity in today’s culture
The influence of Implicit and explicit values
The many factors contributing to the gap between popular culture and clinical discourse regarding obesity
How COVID-19 has brought obesity into the spotlight and what potential implications are
Insights from social sciences to help move the obesity conversation forward and improve obesity care
We have an opportunity to move obesity care forward, driven by the increase in people’s consciousness about the health risks of being overweight due to COVID-19 highlighting obesity as an underlying risk factor.”
Tune into episode #178 with guest Dr. Gabriel Smolarz for Part 2 of this series where we discuss the brain’s role in appetite control and regulating food intake, metabolic adaptations related to obesity, treatment options and other considerations for improving outcomes.
Noël Theodosiou
An international consultant with over 25 years of experience, Noël Theodosiou is Principal & CEO of Luminous, a management consulting firm with consultants in Boston, NYC, and London. Luminous is focused on empowering customer-driven growth and dedicated to sectors with complex customer dynamics such as healthcare and technology. Noël and her team have developed thought leadership and insights into how culture informs our attitudes, beliefs and behaviors about healthcare. This includes what we perceive as healthy versus unhealthy, how we maintain wellness and treat disease, the drivers and barriers to treatment and the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients. Noël started her career in management consulting in London, UK where she worked with multinational companies to generate insights, develop strategies and build capabilities. She subsequently took a senior role with the WPP group of companies – first in London, and then in New York. She created Luminous to help organizations connect more closely with customer realities. Being of Greek heritage, she’s passionate, tenacious and committed to the truth. As an American, she is interested in outcomes and action. Noël is an Honors graduate of Swarthmore College. Previously a violinist, she was Board Chair of The Walden School. She is based in the Seaport District in Boston, MA.
The tension between individual responsibility and individual expression has set up an oppositional debate about weight – but they don’t have to work against each other. Body positivity, individual agency, and personal identity are powerful, positive forces that can help change the conversation.”
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