'Obesity is a disease, not a moral failure - medics need to treat it as such': Professor says over a million people in Ireland would qualify for weight-loss drugs

Professor Donal O'Shea has criticized a significant number of doctors in Ireland for not prescribing weight-loss medications such as Ozempic to almost a million overweight and obese individuals. He claims there exists a "degree of ignorance" among these health professionals, who tend to oversimplify obesity as a matter of personal choice, advocating for lifestyle changes like eating less and exercising more. O'Shea emphasizes that obesity is a chronic disease requiring medical treatment and that medications like Ozempic could greatly benefit patients.

Professor Donal O'Shea highlights the ignorance among some Irish doctors regarding obesity treatment, stating that far too many are not recognizing obesity as a chronic disease.

He criticizes the outdated notion that weight issues can simply be resolved by encouraging patients to 'eat less and move more,' stating that medication like Ozempic could significantly improve the health of many.

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