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More docs address unhealthy lifestyles, but barriers remain
The push toward lifestyle medicine may be catching on, according to the results of a new national survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the CDC report , 32 percent
Walk with a Doc program motivates patients, makes docs more accessible
Even with their clinical knowledge of how obesity contributes to disease, many physicians struggle with advising patients to lose weight . Walk with a Doc, the brainchild of Ohio cardiologist Dr.
Health-conscious docs more likely to offer lifestyle advice
Healthy People 2010 set a goal that 85 percent of physicians should be counseling patients on healthy diet and physical activity by this year. According to a new study published in Preventive
Conquering chronic disease with lifestyle medicine
As physicians, how often do you instruct patients to clean up their diets, begin exercising or better manage their stress--and wonder if they'll ever follow through? For how many of them could you
