Weight Loss- Treat or Refer
Hi. I'm Dr. Craig Primack, and welcome to another medical minute. Today is a very important medical minute. It's my 20th medical minute.
Today I'm going to talk about weight loss with the philosophy of treat or refer.
Medical Disease
So what does that mean? First, let's talk about weight. Weight is considered a medical disease, or weight loss being treated by a medical professional. Most people, unfortunately, cannot treat their weight by themselves. They've tried. I understand it. Some people have tried many, many, many times, and have been unsuccessful.
Unfortunately, being a medical disease, being overweight…