Family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the weight effects of added sugar.
Christian MackeyMelissa A PlegueMarian DeamesMatthew KittleKendrin R SonnevilleTammy ChangPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2018)
Dietary counseling is often, but not always, provided to patients with overweight and obesity by family physicians in our sample, though most physicians believed their counseling is ineffective. National attention to added sugar as a risk for poor health should serve as a catalyst for renewed efforts from primary care educators and clinicians to engage in innovative practices to empower at-risk patients to improve their nutrition.
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