Lifestyle change: the forgotten solution in health care

Lifestyle change is a first-line treatment for many diseases. However, change is inherently challenging. This difficulty is exacerbated by a lack of lifestyle change “breakthroughs,” whereas multiple pharmaceutical breakthroughs have occurred over the years. Thus, pharmaceutical interventions are emphasized. For example, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new obesity treatment guidelines that included medications and Read more… Lifestyle change: the forgotten solution in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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