Diet advice from overweight GPs more likely to be ignored, finds survey

Diet advice from overweight GPs more likely to be ignored, finds survey


Poll suggests need for NHS staff to be role models to help convince public of importance of losing weight, says health body

Britons are much less likely to follow advice from health professionals such as GPs and nurses if the health professionals are overweight or obese, a new survey shows.

Polling commissioned by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that 41% of people would be less likely to take advice about adopting a healthy diet from an NHS member of staff who was carrying extra pounds, while just 17% said they would heed it. Guardian

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