Doctors think people with obesity are much less interested in losing weight than they actually are, an Australian-led study has found.
Researchers surveyed over 14,500 people with obesity and 2500 doctors from 11 countries, including Australia.Roughly half of people with obesity had discussed their weight with their doctor, but it took an average of six years for that conversation to occur. Sixty-eight per cent of people with obesity said they wanted their doctor to start conversations around weight management.
"We hope that these findings can help remove the barriers between people living with obesity and their health care providers and drive more positive engagement in the treatment of obesity." "I find it hard to believe... [because] most people are interested in losing weight, and it's a conversation I have in practice several times a day."
Professor Philippa Hay, director of Sydney's Wesley Mission Eating Disorders Centre and its program for high-BMI eating disorder patients, was not surprised by the study's results. She attributed the underestimation of people with obesity's weight loss attempts to a misconception that people who have a high BMI are unmotivated.
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