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Eric Smith

Eric Smith

Board-certified general and bariatric surgeon at Kentucky Bariatric Institute; featured on TLC's 1000-Lb Sisters; specializes in robotic bariatric surgery and metabolic health.

Aug 18, 2026

MelHOST
2:05
Is it up? Is it down? What are patients doing? You know,
2:10
it is crazy times in our space.
2:14
And when I say crazy, I don't mean crazy in a bad way.
2:17
I just say crazy because there's so much information.
2:21
So many things are moving.
2:23
Those are all positive things.
2:26
But like anything in the world, when things are moving fast— I think we see a lot of pieces that are trying to play catch up.

22 MINS LATER

MelHOST
24:07
feasible.
11:45
And, you know, he referenced COVID.
11:47
He referenced a horrible relationship, you know, and he had a former person he was in a relationship with who he lost, you know, a lot of different things.
11:57
And so what happens is, is we identify this issue that caused it.
12:01
And we think, OK, well, that was caused and my behaviors around that event were probably not the healthiest in the world.
12:09
So it has to be 100 percent reversible if I reverse those behaviors.
12:15
And yes, those behaviors can contribute to the event.
12:18
But once someone becomes obese, their body composition is that of someone of obese.

49 MINS LATER

AprilHOST
61:53
Mm-hmm.

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