07/28/2024
Hi, 👋🏻 I’m Dr. Sandra Cortina and I am an internal medicine and American Board of Obesity Medicine specialist.
My hope is to share everything evidence-based about obesity medicine with YOU, the patient. For decades we have been duped by diet culture. However, “dieting” is not capable of effectively and sustainably reducing excess weight—it will almost always come back.
At the end of the day, obesity is a complex, chronic, progressive disease. Diet plays a role, but it’s not the main issue for the majority of us.
Obesity deserves medical treatment, just like any other medical disorder. On this page, I will do my best to review the latest science on how we now know best to treat this complex disorder.
Gone are the days when we tell you to go home and manage this on your own. This is a complex disease and there are many Obesity Medicine specialists who are now available to help you ❤️
Please remember that this page is for information purposes only and does not constitute formal medical advice.
