We know there’s a lot of information out there about losing weight, and it can be overwhelming. So in episode 5 of Weight Loss 360, we’re going to break down what’s really going on in the body when we gain and lose weight, and why it can be a struggle for many of us. Spoiler alert: healthy weight loss can encourage many deeper, long-term positive impacts on our health.

This week, host Helen Thorn and resident cohost Dr Sam are joined by Boots Online Doctor’s Clinical Lead for Weight Loss Dr Anju Verma. Together, they’ll take a closer look at the medical benefits of weight loss and healthy lifestyle changes – including reducing heart diseases, diabetes and the risk of obesity-related cancer. Spoiler alert 2: you don’t have to lose lots of weight to start seeing the health benefits. Tune in to find out all the details.

Dr Sam is Lead GP for Lifestyle Medicine at Boots Online Doctor, as well as a coach and mentor, author, and nutritional and yoga therapist. Dr Anju Verma is Clinical Lead for Weight Loss and Menopause Advisor at Boots Online Doctor. She is SCOPE certified (international gold standard for obesity management) and a member of the Association for the Study of Obesity.

Free resources from Boots Online Doctor:

Weekly live webinars on weight loss from our friendly, expert team https://tinyurl.com/WL-webinars

Online 10-week weight loss programme https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/weight-loss/10-week-weight-loss-programme/

Credits:

Host: Helen Thorn 
Co-host: Ruth Taylor 
Special guest: Dr Zahra Damji
Boots Online Doctor Producer: Leah Sienna Williams 
Producer: Oli Seymour
Executive Producer: Izzie Clarke
Music composed by: Leah Sienna Williams

Special guest: Dr Anju Verma

Timecodes:

00:00 Welcome to Weight Loss 360°

00:16 Meet the experts

00:47 A word from Dr Anju

01:50 Intro to today’s topic

02:44 Why do we struggle to lose weight?

06:46 The medical benefits of weight loss

09:25 The emotional benefits of weight loss

10:54 The impact of carrying excess weight

12:31 Weight gain and insulin resistance

14:12 Inflammation due to excess weight

15:10 How much weight should you lose to impact your health?

16:37 Top tips for success

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