title: An etiologic approach to obesity.
abstract: Emotional or social barriers to a healthy diet and physical activity are typical in obese patients. Counseling can help identify the barriers and improve either the situation or patients' response to it. Long-term success most often occurs when there is a cognitive shift from focusing on weight to focusing on health. Drugs can be a useful adjunct but cannot substitute for lifestyle modification.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Research Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Foreyt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D004035:Diet Therapy; D004644:Emotions; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012944:Social Support