Peso e Metabolismo

It is for adults who want to address their weight with clinical support: persistent difficulty losing weight despite changing habits, weight gain after a pregnancy, a change of medication or a life stage, or weight linked to other problems such as prediabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, fatty liver, sleep apnoea or polycystic ovary syndrome. This is not a consultation about the number on the scale: it is about what sits behind it and about your health in the medium term.

The endocrinologist goes through the history of your weight over your lifetime, what you have already tried and how it went, your eating habits, sleep, physical activity and any medication that may be contributing. They review the tests you bring and request those that are missing, to see whether there is a hormonal or metabolic cause to treat. From there, they build a plan with you and realistic goals, which may involve changes to habits, working alongside nutrition or psychology and, when clinically indicated, medical treatment. That decision is made in the consultation, after assessing you, and it is the doctor's.

A video call cannot weigh you, measure your waist or assess your body composition, so you will be asked for those figures. If the assessment requires a direct examination or tests that can only be done in person, the doctor explains the next step.

If your relationship with food involves episodes of uncontrolled eating, severe restriction or behaviours to compensate for what you have eaten, say so at the start. The path is a different one and the doctor will guide you there.