January 2018: No alchemy for obesity

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the importance of exercise, diet and behaviour modification in the management of obesity and consider the limitations of anti-obesity drugs. http://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/1/1 The editors also review the evidence for ▼patiromer, a cation exchange polymer, that has recently been marketed for the management of hyperkalaemia - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/1/6 and discuss the management of gout. http://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/1/9