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What is Obesity medicine specialist?

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Obesity medicine specialist

An obesity medicine specialist is a physician with extra training in treating obesity, often shown by certification from the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

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Obesity medicine physicians usually come from primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, endocrinology or other fields.

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Why it matters

A specialist can be useful when GLP-1 treatment is complicated by other conditions or side effects.

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An obesity medicine specialist is a physician with extra training in treating obesity, often shown by certification from the American Board of Obesity Medi

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