Article Commentary: Physician Obesity: The Tipping Point

Barnett, Katherine Gergen

doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.061

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“… 100 This has been blamed on the rigors of medical training and the residency programs that are very stressful and leave medical students and residency trainees little time and incentive to eat healthy and be physically active. 101 Such bad habits may be carried over after medical training. 100 , 101 , 102 …”

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Assessment of some traditional cardiovascular risk factors in medical doctors in Southern Nigeria

Ambakederemo¹,

Chikezie²

2018

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IntroductionAlmost one third of deaths globally are caused by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Certain occupations may promote the development and worsening of risk factor for CVDs. We assessed some traditional cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle choices that may predispose to CVDs in medical doctors in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria.Study designCross-sectional studyParticipants and methodsOne hundred sixty-nine apparently healthy medical doctors were recruited. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data on CVD risk factors. Anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements were taken.ResultsMajority were males (68.0%), aged 20–39 years (43.8%), single (62.7%), and house officers (58.0%) with<1 year (48.5%) work experience. Over half were either overweight or obese. While 77.2% of those not centrally obese were males, only about 22.8% of females did not meet the criteria for central obesity (P-value < 0.05). While respondents had BP in prehypertensive (48.2%), stage 1 (18.5%), or stage 2 hypertension (3.6%) ranges, only 7.7% had a previous diagnosis of hypertension. Only 25.4% took fruits on a daily basis and engaged in aerobic exercises up to 30 minutes daily or at least 3–5 times a week. Other poor lifestyle choices included non-lean meat intake (76.8%), low water intake (88.2%), and junk food and soda drinks intake (daily 28%, weekly 51.2%).ConclusionFindings of a high prevalence of overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, and junk food intake and low fruits intake among doctors is worrisome. There is a need to educate doctors on adopting healthier lifestyles to reduce risk of CVDs.

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Assessment of some traditional cardiovascular risk factors in medical doctors in Southern Nigeria

Ambakederemo¹,

Chikezie²

2018

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“…First, these skills are important for the personal health and longevity of the provider. In 2007, approximately 23% of physicians were obese, and 40% overweight 44 ; about half of doctors report trying to lose weight. 45 This finding illustrates that even healthcare experts are not immune from poor diet and obesity and would benefit from hands-on practical knowledge about food and nutrition.…”

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Are Future Doctors Prepared to Address Patients’ Nutritional Needs? Cooking and Nutritional Knowledge and Habits in Medical Students

Sugimoto

Recker

Halvorson

et al. 2021

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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Background. Many diseases are linked to lifestyle in the United States, yet physicians receive little training in nutrition. Medical students’ prior knowledge of nutrition and cooking is unknown. Objective. To determine incoming medical students’ prior nutrition knowledge, culinary skills, and nutrition habits. Methods. A dual-methods study of first-year medical students. Cross-sectional survey assessing prior knowledge, self-efficacy, and previous education of cooking and nutrition. Interviews of second-year medical students explored cooking and nutrition in greater depth. Results. A total of 142 first-year medical students participated; 16% had taken a nutrition course, with majority (66%) learning outside classroom settings. Students had a mean score of 87% on the Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire versus comparison group (64.9%). Mean cooking and food skills score were lower than comparison scores. Overall, students did not meet guidelines for fiber, fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. Interviews with second-year students revealed most learned to cook from their families; all believed it important for physicians to have this knowledge. Conclusions. Medical students were knowledgeable about nutrition, but typically self-taught. They were not as confident or skilled in cooking, and mostly learned from their family. They expressed interest in learning more about nutrition and cooking.

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“…Finally, obesity among physicians themselves has been recognized as a significant problem. 23,24 In fact, there is some recent evidence to suggest that physicians' own poor health behaviors and obesity status have a negative impact on their propensity to counsel their obese patients regarding weight loss and on their self-efficacy in doing so. 25 There was a greater proportion of higher frequency counselors (71.4%) among those reported reading nutrition labels frequently than among those who reported rarely reading nutrition labels (64.3%).…”

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Family Physicians' Perspectives on Their Weight Loss Nutrition Counseling in a High Obesity Prevalence Area

Nair

Hart

2018

J Am Board Fam Med

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Article Commentary: Physician Obesity: The Tipping Point

Cited by 7 publications

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Assessment of some traditional cardiovascular risk factors in medical doctors in Southern Nigeria

Assessment of some traditional cardiovascular risk factors in medical doctors in Southern Nigeria

Are Future Doctors Prepared to Address Patients’ Nutritional Needs? Cooking and Nutritional Knowledge and Habits in Medical Students

Family Physicians' Perspectives on Their Weight Loss Nutrition Counseling in a High Obesity Prevalence Area

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