This survey shows what proportion of doctors discussed the issue of weight with their patients. Of those doctors who were themselves overweight or obese, 18 percent raised the issue of weight in discussions with their patients. That was 12 percent less than by doctors of normal weight.
U.S. doctors and discussions of weight with their patients
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