Doctors join fight against obesity
Despite the growing obesity epidemic, some physicians find it difficult to talk to heavy patients about their weight ? and even harder to help them lose weight.
A patient's weight is often the white elephant in the examining room. Both patient and doctor know it's a problem, but often neither party wants to talk about it, says internist William Bestermann Jr., 62, medical director of a cardiovascular treatment program for the Holston Medical Group in Kingsport, Tenn. Click here for full article.