Agree, mostly. Primary care doctors in the US are often limited to 15-30 minutes per patient for routine matters. Referrals to nutritionists / dieticians and ot

Agree, mostly. Primary care doctors in the US are often limited to 15-30 minutes per patient for routine matters. Referrals to nutritionists / dieticians and other expensive options often lack follow through, or aren’t offered in the first place because prescribing is so much easier. Medical professionals have a duty to arm patients with the information needed to make good choices about their health, but often shirk that duty due to inconvenience or these kinds of time limits. In a perfect world, access to medical professionals would be less scarce and at least the tools (nutrition info) would not be an issue. The medical system really isn’t designed for obese people on multiple levels in the US, and it isn’t designed for good long-term outcomes…yet.