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Words Matter When Obesity Treatments Fail

Navigating ineffective weight management treatment is a sensitive process that requires acknowledgement of bias from both patients and providers, according to presenters here.

Lori A. Wenz, AGNP-C, BC-ADM, FOMA, a nurse practitioner at Western Colorado Weight Care, and Susan M. Bowlin, DNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, CBN, a nurse practitioner at Priority One Weight Loss, discussed what happens when an anti-obesity treatment fails.

Treatment failure can occur for a multitude of reasons, including hormonal shifts, genetics, the gut microbiome and more, they said. Yet, providers still sometimes judge patients for their lack of improvement, which can contribute to weight bias and stigma.

Excerpted from Healio

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