Weight-Loss Medications, Bariatric Surgery Rated By Physicians As Less Effective Relative To Lifestyle Modification,

, “Primary care physicians [PCPs] and obesity medicine specialists rated behavioral factors as a greater cause of weight gain vs. biological factors, and rated weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery as less effective relative to lifestyle modification,” researchers concluded after examining “data gathered from questionnaires administered at CME courses and two consecutive years of an obesity medicine course.” The data also revealed that “physicians who practice obesity medicine gave higher effectiveness ratings for medications and bariatric surgery relative to PCPs.” The findings were published online in Obesity Science & Practice. https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/obesity/news/in-the-journals/%7B8d4d1421-9ff4-49b7-91e4-d91b352fe469%7D/survey-physicians-rate-weight-loss-medications-surgery-less-effective-than-lifestyle-in-obesity-management