{"podcast":{"title":"DOC Updates","slug":"doc-updates-200053","podcast_index_feed_id":200053,"rss_url":"https://diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/b/9/4/8b94720f00784a7316c3140a3186d450/DOCU_PodcastThumbnail_3000x3000-20260616-2cie7mvhpx.png","author":"American Diabetes Association","episode_count":100,"summary":"DOC Updates is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles in the field of diabetes research and care, including the American Diabetes Association's three science and health journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic CARE. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals and beyond. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, DOC Updates discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association and beyond are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. For more information about each of ADA's science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D. , Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T04:17:43.445630+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-updates-200053"},"episode":{"title":"Special Edition - Obesity as a Chronic Disease Feb 2026","slug":"special-edition-obesity-as-a-chronic-disease-feb-2026","published_at":"2026-02-23T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-updates-200053/special-edition-obesity-as-a-chronic-disease-feb-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-updates-200053","url":"https://diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com/special-edition-obesity-as-a-chronic-disease-feb-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/diabetescoreupdate/Special_Edition_-_Obesity_as_a_Chronic_Disease_Feb_2026.mp3?dest-id=159994","summary":"In this special edition on Obesity as a Chronic Disease our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the root causes of obesity, the hormonal changes and metabolic adaptation that occurs when a person has obesity, and the implications of understanding obesity as a chronic disease for clinical practice. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Donna Ryan, M.D, Professor Emeritus at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Past President of both the Obesity Society and the World Obesity Federation Susan Kuchera, M.D, Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine in the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Program Director of the Jefferson Health Abington Family Medicine Residency Program. Selected references : Changes in Energy Expenditure Resulting from Altered Body Weight . N Engl J Med 1995;332:621-628 Long-Term Persistence of Hormonal Adaptations to Weight Loss . N Engl J Med 2011;365:1597-1604","meta_description":"In this special edition on Obesity as a Chronic Disease our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the root causes of obesity, the hormonal changes and metab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2030,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doc-updates-200053/episodes/special-edition-obesity-as-a-chronic-disease-feb-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doc-updates-200053/special-edition-obesity-as-a-chronic-disease-feb-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}