I see your point, and concede that some "root causes" should be out of scope for the medical field. I believe that solutions to problems should be sought by the appropriate groups at every stage of progression and every level of abstraction. However, during an actual patient/doctor visit, public health "root causes" should probably be at least discussed.
Definitely. Studies have shown that discussion with a physician is effective (just not very much). But better than nothing. I just don't want to depend on physicians talking people out of eating too much as being the only solution; this is simply not effective enough given the severity of the problem.
