title: Rebuttal: Should family physicians prescribe medication for obesity? YES.
authors.affiliation: Family physician completing her residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario. lbour035@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourns
authors.affiliation: Medical Director of the LEAF Weight Management Clinic and Assistant Professor and Bariatric Medicine Fellowship Program Director at the University of Ottawa.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shiau
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D055656:Prescriptions