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Marina Magrey, MD, is Division Chief of Rheumatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and a Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Magrey's scholarship focuses on the management of axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis and metabolic bone disease to improve outcomes in patients.
A few years ago, when I would see a patient with rheumatic disease and increased BMI, I would often document it as obesity as a comorbidity, recommend weight loss and exercise, and then move on. My approach has changed.
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