Loureiro Maria L, Nayga Rodolfo M
IDEGA-Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. das Ciencias, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Soc Sci Med. 2006 May;62(10):2458-68. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.011. Epub 2005 Dec 20.
Despite the increasing prevalence and economic costs of obesity in the USA, many physicians and other health care professionals do not advise their overweight and obese patients about weight loss. Using the 2001-2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data the purpose of our research is to investigate the relationship between individuals' receipt of physician's advice on weight loss and their tendency to eat fewer calories and fat or to use physical activity to lose weight. We find that physician's advice to lose weight has positive effects on both the probability of eating fewer calories and fat to lose weight and on the probability of using exercise to lose weight.
尽管在美国肥胖的患病率和经济成本不断上升，但许多医生和其他医疗保健专业人员并未就减肥问题向超重和肥胖患者提供建议。利用2001 - 2003年行为风险因素监测系统的数据，我们研究的目的是调查个人接受医生减肥建议与他们减少卡路里和脂肪摄入量或通过体育活动减肥倾向之间的关系。我们发现，医生的减肥建议对通过减少卡路里和脂肪摄入量来减肥的可能性以及通过运动减肥的可能性都有积极影响。
