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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 17 > Primary doctor not best source for weight help

Primary doctor not best source for weight help


January 17, 2013

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said doctors aren’t the best source for weight-related counseling.

Researchers surveyed 500 general practitioners, family practitioners and general internists and found only 44 percent of primary care physicians....

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