![As the debate continues on health care reform, medical experts believe primary-care physicians need to launch a full-fledged attack against obesity because it cuts years off people's lives, reduces their quality of life and accounts for billions of extra dollars in health expenses.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091007111319im_/http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2009/10/07/doctorx-lede-vertical.jpg)
As the debate continues on health care reform, medical experts believe primary-care physicians need to launch a full-fledged attack against obesity because it cuts years off people's lives, reduces their quality of life and accounts for billions of extra dollars in health expenses.