#413 – Obesity, Surgery & Self Sabotage with Nics Nutrition

Once you get a BMI over 50 you classify for weight loss surgery, but should this even be an option, how does someone even get to a BMI of 50? Is it just a lack of education around food, or are there deep underlying issues causing someone to eat to a place where they can barely move? Nics Nutrition, aka Nichola Ludlam-Raine, Registered Dietitian joins me to discuss all things obesity, surgery, and our food environment. Check out Nic @nicsnutrition

Podcast timings:
01:45 Who is Nicola?
03:10 Bariatric Surgery – how do people get there.
05:37 Extreme eating behaviours & their causes
08:05 Are some people more likely to be obese than others?
10:45 Is Bariatric surgery really the best & most cost effective option for the NHS
14:00 Is Bariatric surgery more beneficial than fad diets?
16:10 The downsides of Bariatric surgery.
18:00 Excess lose skin
21:40 How learned childhood behaviours can impact you as an adult and a parent.