title: The Doctor's and the Patient's Problems in Treating Obesity.
abstract: The major difficulties for physicians and patients alike in the management of obesity are lack of goals, poor understanding of their roles in diet therapy and often a negative, helpless attitude toward therapy itself. Physicians clearly have a key role as coordinators of a weight reduction program, through their skills in assessing overweight problems. In addition, the physician plays an important role in education, communication, motivation and organization of the weight reduction therapy.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Keegan