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Dr. Heber

An estimated 97 million American adults are overweight or obese, conditions that substantially increase their risk of morbidity from diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems, and certain cancers.

As a leading cause of preventable death in the United States today, overweight and obesity represent a major public health challenge.

The NIH-NHLBI Guidelines for the Treatment of Obesity stress the imperative for weight management initiatives in health care settings.

This Pri-Med program is designed to enhance the willingness and ability of health professionals to effectively evaluate, treat, and monitor obesity.

Obesity is the number one nutritional problem in the United States. In the last decade, the percentage of adults aged 20 or older who are overweight or obese has increased to 54.9%.

Physicians have a critical role to play in the fight against this epidemic of obesity. As uniquely effective agents of change, they're being asked to use all tools available to help their patients achieve and maintain healthy body weights.