[This Week in Medicine] September 6–12, 2014

The US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that health-care providers should offer intense behavioural counselling to overweight patients with risk factors for heart disease and stroke, consisting of an individualised diet and exercise plan. However, issues in implementation of this new framework include a lack of time, skill, and available resources.
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