title: Managing obesity: options for obese and morbidly obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, and Obesity Consultation Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saltzman
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarnoff
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikora
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015431:Weight Loss