C.O.R.E.

The Pros and Cons of Obesity Treatment

Benefits of Not Treating Obesity	Benefits of Treating Obesity
I don't have to deal with patients who fail at weight loss I don't have to deal with unmotivated patients for addressing this issue with them	My patients will experience better overall health My patients will think more highly of me
Drawbacks of Not Treating Obesity	Drawbacks of Treating Obesity
The health of my patients could deteriorate My patients could seek help elsewhere, and might even leave my practice	Overweight patients could take up too much of my time I have to find resource materials and create a referral network

Take another minute and rate each answer on a scale of 1-5

1= Not important
2= Somewhat important
3= Important
4= Very important
5= Extremely important

After doing this exercise, could you see yourself trying to treat obesity even if you still have mixed feelings?