How to Rethink Obesity

Obesity is a chronic disease, not a failure of willpower, so why do so many people still blame themselves?

In this episode of Health in Focus, Professor Helen Heneghan, consultant bariatric surgeon at St Vincent’s University Hospital, explains what really drives obesity, and how persistent myths about the disease drive social stigma and prevent people from seeking help.

Professor Helen Heneghan also chats to host Nicola Anderson about GLP-1 medications such as Mounjaro, why they are intended as a life-long treatment, and where bariatric surgery fits in.

Health in Focus is hosted by Nicola Anderson and brought to you by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA).