PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – For many people, obesity is often blamed on diet or lifestyle. For some, the cause is actually far more complex.
Doctors say hypothalamic obesity, or HO, is a rare disease caused by injury or trauma to the brain, resulting in controllable hunger and rapid weight gain.
Dr. Ashley Shoemaker, a pediatric endocrinologist at Vanderbilt Health, and David, a patient living with HO, joined us on AM Extra to tell us about a new FDA-approved treatment to help those living with the disease lose weight…