Dutch General Practitioners’ weight management policy for overweight and obese patients

Conclusions In the context of General Practice and preventive medicine, GPs’ discussion of weight and the variety of obesity-determinants with their moderately overweight patients deserves more attention, especially from younger GPs. Strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration between GPs and dietitians could increase the referral percentage for dietary treatment.
Source: BMC Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research