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Obesity is a Very Time Intensive and Expertise Intensity Indicator
The evidence was pretty clear that a lot of patients with obesity weren't receiving treatment for their obesity or counselling about their weight in the primary care setting. S it's a very time intensive and expertise intensive, a kind of undertaking that most physicians weren't trained to do, or don't feel comfortable doing,. whert reimbursed to do, have the time to do. But in the last couple of years, what we've realized, including some studies that have come out of our group, is that shows pretty clearly, that when your physician knows about the treatment, the apt that you're using to manage your weight, you actually lose more weight.