Doctors urged to be more direct with obese patients
Obese adults are failing to get the message that shedding excess pounds can help reduce the risk of developing serious conditions such as cancer. New research carried out in Scotland has revealed that, in spite of ongoing efforts to educate the public about the importance of following a healthy diet and getting regular exercise, many adults still lack a basic understandings of the risks associated with being obsess.
And, according to the Dundee University team behind this latest study, this is not helped by the fact that many doctors and nurses are simply 'too embarrassed' to tell their obese patients to lose weight.
On the back of the findings, study leader Professor Annie Anderson urged healthcare professionals to be more direct with their advice, particularly when it comes to helping cancer patients guard against recurrence.
"We can't say that if you get really physically active and lose weight you won't get recurrence, but you will reduce the risk of recurrence and other diet- related diseases," she said.
This comes in the same week that former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier lost his battle against liver cancer.
