New treatment guidelines that redefine obesity care have been launched with the support of doctors, patient groups and the HSE.
The guidelines move away from obesity being a ‘lifestyle illness’ to recognising that obesity is a disease driven by complex factors.
Professor Dónal O'Shea is HSE National Clinical Lead for Obesity. He joined Matt to discuss what these new guidelines mean for patients and doctors.
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