Medical News:Heavier Docs Less Likely to Tackle Patient Weight

A physician's body mass index (BMI) may have an impact on how he or she cares for overweight and obese patients, according to a nationwide survey.

Physicians with normal BMIs were more likely to engage their patients in weight-loss conversations compared with those who were overweight or obese (30% versus 18%, P=0.010), reported Sara Bleich, PhD, and colleagues from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Medical Institutions in Baltimore.