195: Weight and Wellbeing: Finding the Middle Ground with Dr. Richa Mittal (Veggie Doctor Radio)

*Trigger Warning: Body size, BMI, and weight loss are discussed in this episode. If you are in a vulnerable position where hearing these topics being discussed is going to trigger you, please do not listen to this episode*   Understand why certain terms, like BMI, exist and how they are not absolute and how there are multiple ways to access wellbeing independent of body and or weight loss.     [8:40] Dr. Mittal’s interest in the specialties of internal medicine, lifestyle medicine, and obesity medicine [12:54] The term ‘obesity’ — how it’s defined and its designation as a chronic disease [16:45] BMI and its utility in medicine [18:52] Ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs [19:55] Breakdown of BMI in the US [23:26] Thoughts on patients asking not to be weighed at the doctor’s office [25:47] Weight bias and stigma in the medical field [31:46] Having a higher than recommended BMI but still be metabolically healthy and have desired wellbeing [37:09] Assessments for wellbeing [41:40] Other tools used to assist people their goal of decreasing their fat mass or body size [50:01] Genetics and our environment [57:00] Percentage of people that maintain weight loss for a prolonged period and adverse health effects of weight cycling [1:03:00] Methods to improve health and wellbeing outside of dieting [1:07:56] What she wishes more people knew [1:10:10] Favorite tip for busy moms to improve their health and wellbeing   Disclaimer: The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.   DR. RICHA MITTAL https://radianthealthdallas.com https://instagram.com/richamittalmd       Disclaimer: The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.       Mentions: Dr. Richa Mittal’s Blog: https://radianthealthdallas.com/blog   Send me an email to [email protected] with questions and topics     Sign up for my newsletter doctoryami.com/signup   MORE LISTENING OPTIONS Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/vdritunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/vdrspotify   NEWSLETTER SIGN UP https://doctoryami.com/signup     FIND ME AT Doctoryami.com Instagram.com/thedoctoryami Facebook.com/thedoctoryami Veggiefitkids.com   * * * * MORE FROM ME Read - http://veggiefitkids.com/blog Listen: http://bit.ly/vdrpodcast Watch - http://bit.ly/vfkvideos TEDx Talk - http://bit.ly/DOCTORYAMITEDX   * * * *   Questions? Email me: [email protected] Our Sponsors: * Check out Equilibria and use my code DRYAMI for a great deal: myeq.com/DRYAMI * Check out Green Chef and use my code iamhuman50 for a great deal: greenchef.com/iamhuman50 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy