Treatment of NAFLD with diet, physical activity and exercise

M Romero-Gómez, S Zelber-Sagi, M Trenell - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Lifestyle intervention can be effective when treating non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases
(NAFLD) patients. Weight loss decreases cardiovascular and diabetes risk and can also …

Exercise training for type 2 diabetes mellitus: impact on cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

TH Marwick, MD Hordern, T Miller, DA Chyun… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity has led to an unprecedented epidemic
of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) 1–4 and is likely to be followed by an epidemic of patients …

Motivating or stigmatizing? Public perceptions of weight-related language used by health providers

R Puhl, JL Peterson, J Luedicke - International journal of obesity, 2013 - nature.com
Background: Research demonstrates that health providers express negative attitudes
toward overweight and obese patients that can be conveyed through weight-related …

Physician empathy and listening: associations with patient satisfaction and autonomy

KI Pollak, SC Alexander, JA Tulsky… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - Am Board Family Med
Purpose: Motivational Interviewing (MI) is used to help patients change their behaviors. We
sought to determine if physician use of specific MI techniques increases patient satisfaction …

Impact of physician BMI on obesity care and beliefs

SN Bleich, WL Bennett, KA Gudzune, LA Cooper - Obesity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Using a national cross‐sectional survey of 500 primary care physicians conducted between
9 February and 1 March 2011, the objective of this study was to assess the impact of …

An obesity educational intervention for medical students addressing weight bias and communication skills using standardized patients

RF Kushner, DM Zeiss, JM Feinglass, M Yelen - BMC medical education, 2014 - Springer
Background In order to manage the increasing worldwide problem of obesity, medical
students will need to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and counsel …

Diabetes risk reduction behaviors among US adults with prediabetes

LS Geiss, C James, EW Gregg, A Albright… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Diabetes can be prevented or delayed in high-risk adults through lifestyle
modifications, including dietary changes, moderate-intensity exercise, and modest weight …

Blame, shame, and lack of support: a multilevel study on obesity management

SFL Kirk, SL Price, TL Penney… - Qualitative Health …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In this research, we examined the experiences of individuals living with obesity, the
perceptions of health care providers, and the role of social, institutional, and political …

Physician practice patterns of obesity diagnosis and weight-related counseling

SN Bleich, O Pickett-Blakely, LA Cooper - Patient education and …, 2011 - Elsevier
METHODS: We analyzed cross-sectional clinical encounter data. Obese adults were
obtained from the 2005 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (N= 2458). RESULTS: A …

Physicians' use of the 5As in counseling obese patients: is the quality of counseling associated with patients' motivation and intention to lose weight?

M Jay, C Gillespie, S Schlair, S Sherman… - BMC health services …, 2010 - Springer
Background Physicians are encouraged to counsel obese patients to lose weight, but
studies measuring the quality of physicians' counseling are rare. We sought to describe the …