title: Motivating patients toward weight loss: practical strategies for addressing overweight and obesity.
abstract: Primary care physicians may feel ill-equipped to counsel patients about practical methods for weight loss, even though the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight are well known. The tools physicians need for tailoring therapy are a range of options that address exercise, diet, and behavior change. Overcoming the barriers to a frank discussion of weight and using available resources for weight management can make a healthy difference for overweight and obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. bartlett@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bartlett