Last week, I was invited to speak at the Obesity conference at Nair Medical, a reputed hospital and medical college. I was to speak about nutrition and obesity, I used the opportunity for some advocacy instead. These were my points:
Best advice for patients: Get fitter. Eat better. Eat more home food.
Last week, I was invited to speak at the Obesity conference at Nair Medical, a reputed hospital and medical college. I was to speak about nutrition and obesity, I used the opportunity for some advocacy instead. These were my points:
Why the advocacy? Two reasons: a) In the doctor-dietician-trainer triangle, they are the ones who enjoy maximum credibility and compliance from patients, and, b) The right words lead to right actions.
And no, the doctors didn’t beat me up in the end.