The newest food diets. The magic weight loss pill. Changing beauty standards. We hear constant messaging around how we should eat and look. But what does science have to say about it?
In Massachusetts, overweight and obese residents are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and the Commonwealth s website encourages residents to calculate their body mass index (BMI) to determine their eligibility. But what is BMI, and is it really an accurate measure of health? Plus, how do we create a more positive narrative around weight gain and diet changes during the pandemic?
We discuss the misconceptions around BMI and the relationship between weight and health in the pandemic with Juna Gjata and Dr. Eddie Phillips of WBUR s Food, We Need to Talk podcast. Dr. Phillips is also assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, and founder and director of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (ILM) at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Sailaja Reddy
FRAMINGHAM, MA Dr. Sailaja Reddy, MD is a mother, wife, physician, author, and professional chef. Through her decades of professional medical experience as a primary care physician, Dr. Reddy became convinced that ‘the doctors of the future are the patients themselves’.
After 25 years of practicing traditional internal medicine, Dr. Reddy founded a Functional Medicine practice in Framingham, MA. Functional Medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based medicine, which identifies the underlying root causes of illnesses through advanced diagnostic testing and addresses these ailments via custom-tailored treatment plans for each patient.
When designing a treatment plan for a patient, their unique genetic makeup is considered along with both internal (mind, body, and spirit) and external (physical and social environment) factors that can influence efficacy. Dr. Reddy’s functional medicine specialty is GI-related conditions.