Obesity's Toll: 11 Million Doctor's Visits Yearly

American adults may make 11 million visits to the doctor in a single year because of obesity, according to a new government report. Researchers analyzed information about doctor's office visits in the United States in 2012, focusing on visits in which the doctor listed obesity among the conditions that were the reason for the visit. The researchers found that for every 1,000 Americans age 20 and over, there were 49 doctor's visits for obesity that year.