Good Morning Team – Appropriate excerpts;<\/p>\n
Fat Doctors are Less Likely to Help Patients Lose Weight<\/strong> It inspires confidence when a dentist has good teeth, or a hairstylist has a chic \u2018do, or when the salesperson at a boutique has an immaculate sense of personal style.<\/p>\n In a study of 500 primary care physicians around the country, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that…Overweight or obese physicians were less likely to discuss weight loss with heavy patients.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, the researchers found that 93% of doctors diagnosed obesity in their patients only if they believed their own weight was equal to or less than their patients’<\/p>\n Compared with overweight doctors, slim physicians were more confident in their ability to dispense advice about diet and exercise to heavier patients, and 72% believed that they should be models of healthy weight for their patients.<\/p>\n Doctors who have successfully lost weight and who eat well and exercise regularly are more likely to share their own experiences with patients, making it more likely that their patients will in turn follow their advice. —<\/p>\n Bill’s Note:<\/strong> The best advice I’ve ever received was that the quickest way to get a certain result was to find someone who had already achieved that result and ask them to assist you. One of the ways that translates in your business is to find, acquire, hire a mentor or coach. <\/p>\n Live with Intention, Good Morning Team – Appropriate excerpts; Fat Doctors are Less Likely to Help Patients Lose Weight By Alice Park, Time, January 30, 2012 It inspires confidence when a dentist has good teeth, or a hairstylist has a chic \u2018do, or … Continue reading
\nBy Alice Park, Time, January 30, 2012<\/p>\n
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