PCOM Perspectives - Weight Management

This episode features a discussion on obesity and weight management with Michelle Lent, PhD, associate professor of clinical psychology. Dr. Lent’s research interests span pediatric obesity treatment, psychosocial factors in bariatric surgery, school and community-based obesity prevention and treatment initiatives, food addiction, urban consumer food purchasing behaviors and cognitive-behavioral interventions for adult obesity. She also directs the Weight Management Program though PCOM’s Center for Behavioral Therapy. Our discussion touched on the difficulty of treating obesity; the role of both behavioral health practitioners and physicians in its treatment; and addressed the weight stigma that can persist in society—and among healthcare providers.