title: Treating weight problems in chronically ill patients a legal and economic imperative.
abstract: More than half of all Americans need to lose weight, and a growing number are becoming so severely overweight that, mixed with other chronic diseases, they represent a walking cocktail of costly morbidity and mortality. Obesity experts say taking the weight off is one of the first steps in managing a wide range of chronic diseases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss