title: Behavior Modification: A Patient and Physician's Perspective.
abstract: This article, co-authored by a patient affected by obesity and an obesity medicine specialist, discusses the patient's experience of living with the disease and using many different weight loss approaches until finding a lifestyle program that was appropriate for her metabolism. The physician discusses the scientific basis of insulin resistance, and why the chosen lifestyle program worked so well for this individual.
authors.affiliation: , Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.affiliation: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. drprimack@scottsdaleweightloss.com.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Primack
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
keywords: Behavior modification; Obesity; Weight loss