Adel Belloum

Physician, “former” Civil Society Activist. Views are my own.

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@MichaelMindrum It’s a 2024 publication, they just corrected some numbers

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@MichaelAlbertMD Just subscribed!

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Everything is said here

[Michael Mindrum, MD @MichaelMindrum]

1. Weight regain is exceptionally common in obesity via lifestyle changes — Dr Kevin Hall while at NIH before it was gutted had modeled how for every kg of weight loss there is an avg 25 kcal decrease in metabolic rate and 100 kcal increase in appetite. This is driven by hormonal and neurological changes in the hypothalamus.

2. Obesity is a chronic complex and relapsing disease. Every intervention whether lifestyle, drug , or surgery meets the brains defense against weight loss. Drugs and surgery operate by reducing the power of that defense described in #1. When you stop the drug that treated the chronic disease, the manifestations of the disease return

3. Obesity as a disease is not intuitive to understand. Without education and training, a physician falls back on beliefs they learned in society such as “obesity is a behaviour”. This is at the root of toxic bias and stigma which has caused harm in countless physician patient interactions.

Just as an internist calls upon an EP specialist to offer expert advice, education, and management on atrial fibrillation, a cardiologist could spend some time learning from an obesity specialist and appreciate that perhaps they have insufficient understanding to offer an informed opinion on a topic

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@mo_zafimo @benomar555 خاوة خاوة 😃

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@nntaleb @maan_khush22 @Alan_Couzens Merci @nntaleb agree on mortality risk, though athletic impact varies….I’m a big fan of your books also :)

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@maan_khush22 @Alan_Couzens @nntaleb let’s ask him

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@DGlaucomflecken LoooooooL

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@xruiztru All Arab countries use it…Europe not anymore 😂

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

Monday - Roll back tariffs
Tuesday - Reinstate tariffs
Wednesday - Roll back tariffs
Thursday - Reinstate tariffs
Friday - Roll back tariffs
Saturday - Golf
Sunday - Golf

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Happy Flag day to the best country in the world!

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@xruiztru Is Monaco landlocked? I see a green dot there on this map and they should have access to the Mediterranean Sea.@xruiztru

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@zerroukista @Kheir06Eddine Merci amigo

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@SAS its really annoying that no one is answering…

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@SAS @SAS ?

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@SAS @SAS ?

[Adel Belloum @AdelBelloum]

@SAS Hi! I’m currently an Aeroplan 50K Elite member and recently moved to Denmark. I’d love to request a status match with SAS EuroBonus. Can you help me with the process? Thank you! #EuroBonus #StatusMatch #FrequentFlyer

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@SAS I called the customer service and they gave me an email address to contact for status match, I got an automated answer to fill a form that says they currently don’t accept any answers. Any other solution?

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@SAS Thanks @SAS unfortunately for forms, there is none related to status match. The automated chat doesn’t understand the request …I called and even after 3h no answer…any link to a form or email specific to status match requests?

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@zerroukista Merci amigo