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Are you looking for a doctor who will help you loose weight? Look carefully. Johns Hopkin's researchers found in a nationwide survey of physicians that if physicians were at a healthy weight themselves, they were significantly more likely to engage in weight-loss conversations with their patients. Normal weight physicians also had more confidence in their ability to provide guidance on diet and exercise compared to overweight or obese physicians.

PositiveTip: For optimal help, go to those who model what you are seeking.

Physicians with strong exercises regimes are more likely to offer lifestyle counseling.

Doctor-patient counseling averages less than 5 minutes per visit. Factors that increase a doctor's likelihood of counseling patients include being trained in counseling, being overweight, and having a personal exercise regiment. Diet is the subject that medical residents, fellows and attending physicians find least comfortable.

PositiveTips:  Ask your physician about their lifestyle habits at your next visit if you are not being counseled about how to improve your diet and exercise habits.