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#360 Disease-Modifying Nutrition with Dr. Michelle McMacken

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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How Do You Approach a Patient Like Theo?

Theo is a 66-year-old, newly retired accountant who's ready to get back in shape. He has diagnoses of hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and type two diabetes. In clinic, he weighs 235 pounds, measures 6'1", with the BMI of 31. His blood pressure is 144 over 90, with a waist circumference of 40 inches. Theo looked you up online because he saw your superfood map,. Michelle: How do you approach a patient like Theo? Yeah. So I mean, this is someone who, unlike Ivan, this patient is coming in already excited about having a discussion about dietary change; we're just going to zoom right into it.

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