No one laughs at other chronic illnesses such as diabetes or coronary artery disease.
Obesity can be just as deadly.
Train your staff to be sensitive by being a good role model, he says. Your office equipment and instruments may need an update as well. How can you measure success or assess the rate of weight loss if your patient weighs more than your scale can measure, asks Zimmerman. Where the weigh-in takes place is also important. Don't place scales in public places such as hallways.