The Obesity Guide Podcast with Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD leads discussions on obesity and chronic weight management. Her guests range from experts in the fields that intersect with obesity and wellness, to individuals successful in their weight journey. 

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The Obesity Guide Podcast with Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD leads discussions on obesity and chronic weight management. Her guests range from experts in the fields that intersect with obesity and wellness, to individuals successful in their weight journey. 
175. The Hair Loss Conversation Your Doctor Should Be Having With You with Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia Jun 01, 2026
 

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As women, so much of our identity is tied to our hair. 

And when it starts to fall out, the internet will sell you a thousand solutions before anyone stops to ask why.

I recently sat down with Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia — triple board-certified endocri...

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174. How to Read Your Body Composition Data (And What to Do With It) May 25, 2026
 

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What if you've actually been making progress, but just didn't know how to see it?

So many people feel stuck because the scale isn't moving, or because progress feels painfully slow. But total weight is only one piece of the picture. You could be l...

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173. How to Rebuild Your Routine When Life Has Wiped You Out May 18, 2026
 

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After pouring everything into my recent in-person retreat, I expected to come home feeling fulfilled… maybe a little tired, but ready to get back into my routine.

Instead? I could barely keep up with it.

I was sleeping in on weekends (which I never ...

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172. What GLP-1s Are Revealing About Addiction and the Brain with Dr. Nishant Kumar May 11, 2026
 

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"Doc, I just don't feel like drinking alcohol anymore."

Addiction psychiatrist Dr. Nishant Kumar kept hearing it. Patient after patient, unprompted. And nothing in their lives had changed… except one thing. They'd started a GLP-1.

What does that tel...

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171. Skin Removal Surgery After Weight Loss: What You Need to Know with Dr. Beckman May 04, 2026
 

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We talk a lot about losing weight… but rarely about what it actually feels like to live in that new body. And for a lot of people, that experience includes the physical and emotional impact of excess skin.

Excess skin isn’t just about appearance. It'...

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170. Losing Weight and Losing Hair? Here's What to Do with Dr. Katherine Nolan Apr 27, 2026
 

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It’s one of the most distressing side effects people can experience during a weight loss journey, yet almost no one warns you about it.

At first, it’s easy to dismiss. You tell yourself it’s probably nothing, or that it will pass. 

Then it starts sh...

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169. 8 Health Basics That Beat Every Supplement, Tracker and Program Apr 20, 2026
 

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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to make health feel far more complicated than it needs to be. 

There is always another metric to track, another supplement to try, another programme promising better results. Meanwhile, the simple ba...

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168. Tired, Hungry, and Stuck? How Poor Sleep Affects Hormones, Cravings, and Weight Loss with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown Apr 13, 2026
 

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You might be blaming your hormones, your medication, or yourself... when the real problem could be your sleep.

Sleep is one of the most overlooked parts of metabolic health. And when it's off, everything feels harder. You feel hungrier. Your crav...

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167. Plateaued? Try These 5 Things Before You Clamp Down Harder Apr 06, 2026
 

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When the scale stops moving, the instinct is to restrict more, exercise harder, and white-knuckle your way through it. I get why this is a common reaction, but it's not what your body actually needs to break through.

The answer to a plateau is almost...

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166. GLP-1s at Every Age: What You Should Actually Be Watching For Mar 30, 2026
 

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When it comes to GLP-1 medications, your age and stage of life matter more than a lot of people realize. What works for your body at 25 won't work the same way at 45... and definitely not at 65.

Yet somehow, most people are still being treated with a...

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165. How Your Nervous System Hijacks Your Eating (and How to Get It Back) with Jane Pilger Mar 23, 2026
 

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For 25 years, Jane Pilger couldn't figure out why she couldn't stop binge eating. She tried everything. And nothing stuck, until she uncovered the one piece no one had ever explained to her.

It had nothing to do with willpower… or food. It was her ne...

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164. Jacqui Cook on GLP-1 Weight Loss, Maintenance Fears, and Letting Go of Diet Rules Mar 16, 2026
 

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For decades, Jacqui Cook lived in a cycle many women know all too well: losing weight, gaining it back, and starting over… always wondering why nothing seemed to stick. Food was her love language, life kept getting in the way, and no matter how hard s...

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