Advocating for Science-Based Person-Centered Obesity Care: A Conversation with Ted Kyle

In this Momentum Discussions Podcast episode, obesity advocate Ted Kyle shares a bit about his personal history with obesity and how this influenced his vital work as an advocate. He discusses his perspectives on how false beliefs and outdated paradigms, along with stigma and bias, negatively affect individuals living with obesity. Finally, he explains that good obesity care requires access to the full range of obesity care tools, and he offers a message to policymakers about the need to offer older adults access to the full range of obesity care options. 

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Guest Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA Founder, ConscienHealth Chair, Obesity Society’s Advocacy Committee  Steering Committee, STOP Obesity Alliance Board of Directors, Obesity Action Coalition

Host Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director, Strategic Alliances Gerontological Society of America

This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk. Content was developed by Gerontological Society of America (GSA).