PATIENT FACTORS Lack of recognition of obesity as a chronic and relapsing diseaseAccording to the Awareness, Care and Treatment in Obesity MaNagement-an International Observation (ACTION-IO) study, most PwO and healthcare professionals (HCPs) agree that obesity is a chronic disease.7 The results from South Korea indicated that, compared to HCPs, a higher proportion of PwO consider obesity to have a large effect on overall health.8 In addition, 78% of
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