The past two weeks on my Clinical Nutrition elective have been a blast! I am interested in pursuing a career in obesity medicine/bariatrics, so counseling patients on diet and exercise regimens with or without the plan of surgical intervention down the line has truly been a rewarding experience for me. The enormous amount of weight […]
Can food be an addiction?
Obesity is a topic that is often brought up by the media. It has been called an “epidemic” or “The biggest public health concern of our generation.” But what causes it? What perpetuates it? What can we do to fix it? It is easy to look at it like a equation – What calories you […]
