The Quandary of Obesity Treatment and Management Strategy in Pakistan

Abstract

Pakistani physicians are inclined towards the non- pharmacological approach to manage obesity, only some employ obesity diagnosis by measuring weight, BMI and taking patient’s weight circumference¹, though physicians in Pakistan are equipped with an assimilation of scientific, context-free and value neutral medical knowledge assisting them in their reasoning and practice, their success in treating obesity by their own opinions seemed less convincing evolving from their experiences of treating obesity.