Advocating for Science-Based Person-Centered Obesity Care: A Conversation with Ted Kyle

Mar 3, 2025
16 mins

Episode Description

In this Momentum Discussions Podcast episode, obesity advocate Ted Kyle shares a bit about his personal history with obesity and how this influenced his vital work as an advocate. He discusses his perspectives on how false beliefs and outdated paradigms, along with stigma and bias, negatively affect individuals living with obesity. Finally, he explains that good obesity care requires access to the full range of obesity care tools, and he offers a message to policymakers about the need to offer older adults access to the full range of obesity care options. 

Transcript

Guest
Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA
Founder, ConscienHealth
Chair, Obesity Society’s Advocacy Committee 
Steering Committee, STOP Obesity Alliance
Board of Directors, Obesity Action Coalition

Host
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director, Strategic Alliances
Gerontological Society of America

This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk. Content was developed by Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

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