Obesity may impact patients in many ways, including socially and psychologically.1
Impact on Patients
Impact on Patients
Obesity may impact patients in many ways. These include social and psychological impacts.1

Do you know about the ACTION Study?
The ACTION Study is the first nationwide US study to investigate the barriers to obesity management. It identified multiple barriers to weight management for people living with obesity.2
From the ACTION Study: People with obesity engage in several serious weight-loss attempts, but only a few are able to maintain the achieved weight loss. Only 10% of people with obesity were able to maintain the weight loss for more than a year.

Addressing weight bias
Your patients with obesity face many challenges on a daily basis. They often deal with bias, depression, and poor body image.1
Weight stigma rivals other stigmas. In fact, people with obesity felt more discriminated about their weight than about their ethnicity or religion.3,a
aAccording to a report among adults aged 25-74.
Addressing weight bias
Your patients with obesity face many challenges on a daily basis. They often deal with bias, depression, and poor body image.1
Weight stigma rivals other stigmas. In fact, people with obesity felt more discriminated about their weight than about their ethnicity or religion.3,a
aAccording to a report among adults aged 25-74.
Fortunately, you are in a unique position to help. And it may be easier than you think.
A day in the life of a patient with obesity
Learn more about the challenges that patients with obesity face daily, as well as innovative and practical strategies to combat obesity, from Dr William Dietz, Director of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance.
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How well do you know obesity?
Learn more about this chronic disease
How well do you know obesity?
Learn more about this chronic disease