Some doctors may argue that pressuring patients about their weight is simply their way of trying to motivate them to be healthier. But this logic doesn’t make a lot of sense. Research shows that doctors are ill-equipped to provide evidence-based advice to help patients lose weight. Most physicians have not been trained to provide nutrition counseling. Moreover, many physicians recommend diets, despite the fact that studies show that 95-98 percent of efforts to lose weight through dieting alone do not succeed. With half of American adults preoccupied with their weight, added stigma from health care providers can act as a chronic stressor and lead patients to skip appointments and binge eat.
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