Professor Alex Miras on the drivers of obesity, approaching the issue of weight loss with patients, and medications

Biology accounts for about 70% of a person’s predisposition to obesity, Professor Alex Miras says to medical editor Dawn Liz Powell in this episode of the MIMS Learning Clinical Update podcast. However, environmental factors, such as deprivation, also play an important role in whether someone becomes obese.

Professor Miras, who is clinical professor of medicine at Ulster University, also talks about how to sensitively approach the issue of weight with a patient. Additionally, he looks at the use of weight loss medications and their availability on the NHS. 

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