Background: It is recognized that physicians play an important role in responding to the
nation's obesity epidemic. Little is known, however, about what physicians say to their obese …

Purpose: Obesity remains a serious public health problem. The purpose of this study was to
identify the current attitudes and practices of primary care physicians (PCPs) with respect to …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess inner-city clinic patient attitudes about
weight loss counseling and to assess practice behaviors of primary care physicians in …

Background The purpose of this study was to characterize what patient and physician factors
increase the likelihood of physicians counseling weight loss in their overweight patients …

Objective: This study was designed to assess physicians' attitudes toward obese patients
and the causes and treatment of obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: A …

This study examined 318 family practice physicians' beliefs, attitudes, and practices
regarding obese patients. Most physicians surveyed were aware of the health effects of …

Counseling patientsabout weight management may be one of the most challenging aspects
of primary care. Clinicians widely perceive that they have a responsibility to address obesity …

Arch Fam Med -- Obese Women's Perceptions of Their Physicians' Weight Management
Attitudes and Practices, September 2000, Wadden et al. 9 (9): 854 JAMA & ARCHIVES Arch …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of obese patients advised by health professionals
about weight loss and weight loss strategies. METHODS: A national sample of 1873 obese …

Background Despite the consequences of overweight and obesity, effective weight
management is not occurring in primary care. Objective To identify beliefs about obesity that …