Dear Doctor, Obesity is a chronic disease that needs an effective clinical strategy involving a sound patient-physician collaboration. Existing guidelines for obesity treatment recommend basic advice on safe and sound dietary, pharmacological, and surgical treatments. In this context, healthcare providers need to be aware of relevant evidence-based research that supports the individualized clinical use of the available therapies. 1 Share your opinions on obesity with this short survey. Reference: Apovian CM, Garvey WT, Ryan DH.
Challenging obesity: Patient, provider, and expert perspectives on the roles of available and emerging nonsurgical therapies. Obesity. 2015 Jul;23:S1-26. IN21CO00014
