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What goes through the mind of a doctor when they are examing an adult obese patient's body?
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How to reverse it: With any obese patient, the questions are: Why is the patient obese? How did she end up obese, and how long has she been obese? Can she eat less and reverse the obesity? Can she exercise more to burn more calories each day?
Answered 9/19/2016
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