Beyond Blood Sugar, How Science Tackles Obesity and Diabetes

Dr. Erich Schramm and Dr. Michael Koren deliver a presentation on diabetes and obesity to a live audience. The doctors discuss the role of willpower, how ultra-processed food hijacks our brains, and what a healthy diet looks like. They also discuss the myriad signaling molecules in the body that tell us we’re hungry or full and when to digest all that food. The doctors also touch on the growing line of medications that are being used to control diabetes and obesity, and how the two diseases feed off of each other, which makes breaking the cycle difficult. The doctors discuss the surprising role a desert lizard plays in current weight-loss medications and offer a sneak preview of other investigational medications on the horizon.