Our approach
Our Approach
A New Model of Medical Institute, Without Precedent, Anywhere in the World
- The Metabolic Health Institute is a global, non-profit organization focused on obesity, diabetes and metabolic disease.
- Our model includes an online educational platform, an international headquarters and regional bureaus around the world.
- We bring together world-leading clinicians and scientists, under-one-virtual-roof.
- We coordinate research collaborations across a network of affiliated medical centers and academic institutions.
Our Approach
Time to Think Differently About Obesity and Diabetes
- We think scientific progress in the field requires a radical overhaul of current disease paradigms and practices.
- We think nutrient-mediated dysfunction of gastrointestinal physiology contribute to mechanisms of metabolic disease.
- We think obesity and diabetes are not “lifestyle choices” but diseases, caused by a complex interaction of biologic, genetic, and environmental factors.
- We think people living with obesity should be treated with dignity and respect.
Our Approach
Time to Act Differently on Obesity and Diabetes
- We are committed to eradicate weight-based bias and stigma.
- We speak directly to patients & public, in many languages, to increase public awareness of modern scientific knowledge of obesity and diabetes.
- We use new communication and educational tools to inform healthcare professionals and policymakers.
- We partner with professional/scientific societies across diverse medical specialties to develop clinical guidelines and recommendations that expedite translation of new scientific evidence into clinical practice.
- We support bold, new research ideas to help understand the cause of metabolic diseases, so that we can find a cure.
- We partner with professional/scientific societies across diverse medical specialties to develop clinical guidelines and recommendations that expedite translation of new scientific evidence into clinical practice.
- Until then, we want to improve access to available evidence-based treatments, worldwide.
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