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41% of people who were told they were overweight by their doctor dieted & exercised vs 30% not told
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Overweight or obese people in the U.S. who had been told they were overweight by their doctor were more likely to both diet and exercise than those who had not been told by their doctor—41% of those told by their doctor started to both diet and exercise to lose weight versus 30% who had not been told they were overweight by their doctor.
This according to the 2003 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey involving 16,720 non-pregnant adults in the U.S.
Yaemsiri S, Slining M, Agarwal S. Perceived weight status, overweight diagnosis, and weight control among us adults: The nhanes 2003-2008 study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Nov 2, published on-line.
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Dr SK Agarwal
Department of Epidemiology
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina
137 E. Franklin Street, Suite 32
Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.
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