Overweight Doctors Less Confident in Giving Diet Advice, Study Finds

A recent study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healthfound that doctors who maintain a normal weight are more confident than their overweight peers in giving advice about diet and exercise.  However, it was found that even normal-weight doctors don’t make it a habit of discussing weight loss with heavy patients.

Researchers sent out a survey to 500 primary care physicians.  It turned out that about 50% were overweight or obese themselves.  Only 33% of normal-weight doctors discussed weight management with their obese patients, and that number dropped to only 18% with overweight doctors.

“If you are looking for sound and open health advice, including weight management, don’t expect to get it from your doctor,” boomer generation health experts Dian Griesel, Ph.D., and Tom Griesel, authors of the new books TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust (April 2011, BSH) and The TurboCharged Mind (January 2012, BSH).  “You still should seek out the healthiest primary care physician you can find, because they are more likely to advise you in all areas of healthcare.  If you’d rather hide your head in the sand and avoid weight management advice, find yourself a chubby doctor.” 

“Doctors study and practice reactive medicine rather than proactive preventive medicine,” adds Tom.  “Most people also would like their doctors to tell them they are OK, even when they really know it’s not true. What is really needed is to take responsibility for your own health and well-being and then make the changes necessary to turn things in the right direction.”

SOURCE:  http://turbocharged.us.com/is-your-doctor-fat/

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