Richa Mittal MD

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@DrPlantel Agreed. Deeply disturbing and a risk most are unaware of, especially when only focusing on traditional risk factors.

As a South Asian physician, I am deeply disturbed at how many young SA patients I’ve cared for presenting with ACS in their 30s/40s. Many of my fellow SA’s are not aware of their increased risk of heart disease. Our community NEEDS to know so we can do all we can to reduce risk

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"I'M NOT ASKING TO TAKE anybody's guns away," said Sen. @RolandForTexas Gutierrez on Inside Texas Politics - urging the #TxLege to approve wait periods, background checks, and red flag laws after the massacre of children at #RobbElementary in #Uvalde.

@KenDilanianNBC So heartbreaking

A catastrophic misjudgment: the police assumed all the kids were dead. They were not.

“Get back to basics”- reminding myself of that today. So much I can’t control. But I can choose what I put in my body, what I choose to read & listen to, who I interact with #mindfulliving #wholebodyhealth

@LuaWilkinson A focus on adiposity based chronic disease, individualized eval of weight & metabolic health risk factors, recognize health being possible at many sizes, ditching BMI as a sole measure, measuring risk based on practice of health HABITS & recognizing weight bias are all needed

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies." - Matshona Dhliwayo. The current healthcare system has ignored this aspect of medicine and preventive health for too long. #personalizedmedicine

@DrNadolsky Well said!

Attempting to lose weight is a choice. Obesity is not really a choice, but a culmination of choices that are highly influenced by our environment and biology. Attempting to do something about it is a choice though. An important distinction! This doesn’t guarantee success btw.

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@Vinay_Shahani Thank you for your support! #heforshe

“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and herself only.” — Maya Angelou #InternationalWomensDay2022

To my fellow South Asians, genetics doesn’t have to be our destiny. We can reduce our risk of heart disease with appropriate medical care & OUR LIFESTYLE. My heart aches when I hear of a young South Asian individual die of an MI at the age of 40. #AmericanHeartMonth #MedTwitter

We need to bridge the gap between nutrition science & modern medicine. The burden of diet & lifestyle related chronic disease is rising. We NEED ALL hands on deck NOW, RDs, nutrition scientists, public health officials, physicians ect! Time to stop existing in silos.

👉 Weight loss of just 10-15% can reduce the severity of OSA by 50% in moderately obese patients. If you suffer from sleep apnea, it is best to see your doctor and receive suggestions on a healthy weight loss to improve sleep conditions. 😴 #DFWBariatrics

There's widespread misunderstanding of the energy balance model (EBM) of obesity. The EBM does NOT postulate that food intake is primarily under conscious control or that obesity is a failure of willpower and can be effectively treated by calorie counting or advice to “eat less”.

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