Ask A Doctor: How To Lose Weight

Professor Dr Rohana Abdul Ghani, Consultant Endocrinologist, Universiti Teknologi Mara, President, Malaysian Obesity Society | Dr Arvin Raj, Consultant Sports Medicine Physician

16-Dec-24 16:00

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On this month’s Ask A Doctor, we are addressing questions about weight loss, including how much to lose, how to go about it, and how do you know whether you really need to lose weight? Joining us to answer the questions are Professor Dr Rohana Abdul Ghani, Consultant Endocrinologist, Universiti Teknologi Mara & President, Malaysian Obesity Society, and Dr Arvin Raj, Consultant Sports Medicine Physician.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: wellness

Tags: the bigger picture, health and living, askadoctor, open clinic, weight loss, obesity, non communicable diseases, diabetes, heart disease,

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