Weight control efforts and practices and health professional advice: a cross-sectional national survey in England
Most people with obesity reported trying to lose weight but less than half recalled receiving advice on weight loss from their GP in the past year and few were referred to community weight-loss programmes. Those who recalled receiving GP advice on weight loss were substantially more likely to report taking action to lose weight. One in five people thought GP advice on weight loss was inappropriate.
Authors
- Paul Aveyard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1802-4217)
- Kate Tudor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-9650)
- Susan Ann Jebb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9190-2920)
- Lion Shahab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4033-442X)
- Sarah Elizabeth Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-6168)
- Jamie Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2797-5428)
- William Warr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2311-0232)
- Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-3049)
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
- Warneford Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nesta (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086764
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Nuffield Foundation
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre