Ep. 39 - Dr. Benjamin Leong. The Role of Weight Loss Medications. Impacting $3.2 Trillion of Health Care Costs. The Power of Simple, Whole Foods. Saving Lives. Dr Benjamin Leong.

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Benjamin Leong. Dr Leong is the Physician Director for the Center of Healthy Living and Obesity Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in Downey, CA. Dr Leong, in addition to his Masters in Public Health, is the on the Physician Advisory Committee for the Kaiser Food is Medicine Center of Excellence. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #weighlossmedications #wholefoods #foodinsecurity #thelostartofcooking #aldente  Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Dr Leong at https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/commitments-and-impact/healthy-communities/improving-community-conditions What's In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/   Segment Notes:   Breakfast, The Pantry  1:40 Kaiser and The Role of Whole Foods in Health  6:42 Weight Loss Medications as a Pathway to Healthy Foods  10:50 Food Pantry at St Anthony's and Cooking Nutritious Food  14:30 A Simple, Affordable, Whole Food Approach  19:30 From COVID to Saving, Improving Lives  27:30 Impacting $3.2 Trillion/Yr in Health Care Costs  34:15 Increasing Life Expectancy  39:05 Kaiser Center of Excellence  42:55 Whole Foods Defined  47:05 Child Nutrition (20% Obese, 40% Overweight)  51:40 Culinary Education  55:40 The Recipe – Spaghetti & Meat/Veg Sauce  1:03:01