Obesity is at the root of many preventable causes of both morbidity and mortality. Despite addressing obesity in several episodes, we decided it was time to dedicate an entire episode to it featuring Dr. Mike Albert who is board certified in both internal medicine and obesity medicine. He is also the host of the Impossible Healthcare Podcast as well as Co-founder and CMO of the newly founded Accomplish Health!

In this episode, we talk about Dr. Albert's path to obesity medicine before taking the deep dive into the why, what, and how's of obesity. We also discuss potential solutions to the obesity epidemic including what innovators and entrepreneurs can contribute!
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Show Outline:
Question 1: Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you decided to pursue medicine, specifically your field?
Question 2: What does preventive medicine mean to you?
Question 3: What is your definition of obesity?
Question 4: Why does the incidence of obesity continue to rise and why has this never been a problem before for humans?
Question 5: How do we identify those at risk for obesity and help them avoid it? Is this even something that can feasibly be done?
Question 6: What is the ultimate goal of treating obesity and what have you seen to be the most effective strategies?
Question 7: Can you talk about the role of exercise versus diet in the context of the various energy expenditure models? 
Question 8: What is semaglutide and have you seen success with it?
Question 9: Why is it so hard to maintain weight loss? what can we do as physicians to help people keep weight off?
Question 10: At this point, do we have more questions or answers? What does it take to move forward with putting a dent in the obesity epidemic?
Question 11: I know that you're into entrepreneurship and innovation within the healthcare space, what can entrepreneurs do to help in the obesity epidemic. What are you seeing in this space?
Question 12: If someone asks you how to get healthy while you're waiting for your coffee at starbucks, what do you tell them in 2 minutes
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