Thursday, September 20, 2012
[WATCH]: Knoxville Physicians Discuss Obesity Screenings Recommendations
The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued two new recommendations that advise health professionals to keep better tabs on their patients' weights. The panel of medical experts who advise the government on treatment guidelines said that primary care physicians should screen their adult patients for obesity, which is a person who has a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. Summit Medical Group's Dr. Warren Sayre (www.summithealthcare.com) and New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery's Dr. Stephen G. Boyce (http discuss these recommendations with WBIR-TV 10's Beth Haynes on Wednesday, June 27,
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