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What if weight loss informed consent is too discouraging?

What if weight loss informed consent is too discouraging?

Weight and Healthcare · Ragen Chastain

March 5, 20255m 41s

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During the Q&A a physician raised her hand and asked me a question that I’ve been asked many times over the years. “I don’t disagree with the information you presented about the failure rate of behavior-based weight loss attempts, but I do disagree with what you said about informed consent. If I tell patients that there is about a 95% chance that they will lose weight and gain it back then they will never try, what good does that do?”



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