article_snippet.sent: You know, the paperwork patients are asked to fill out before the paperwork patients see the doctor.
article_snippet.sent: There is actually a box on the form that allows the patient to "opt out of talking about obesity.
article_snippet.sent: Some patients refuse to step on the scale.
article_snippet.sent: You don't want to nag.
article_snippet.sent: But, doctors need to step in and say we need to fix this.
article_snippet.sent: If a person is overweight -- as difficult as it is -- they ought to be told.
article_snippet.sent: You know, this issue reminds me of this issue with concussions.
article_snippet.sent: We should call they what they really are: a brain injury, not 'getting your bell rung.'
article_snippet.sent: In the same vein, We should tell people who are overweight or obese that, clinically, they're 'overweight' or 'obese' and at risk for just about every chronic disease in the book.