Patient-doctor disconnect 'impacts weight loss interventions'

According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 35% of US adults are obese. One might assume that with statistics like these, physicians of patients who are overweight or obese would be discussing weight loss interventions. But according to a new survey, this is not always the case.Investigators from the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS) and pharmaceutical company Eisai wanted to have a better understanding of the communication regardin...