Introduction
There is a great deal of misunderstanding about the facts around
weight loss among health professionals, and the general public.
Possible reasons for this include lack of adequate education of
doctors in this area, misreporting of health research in the popular
media, and a need for further research in some areas. Training
doctors in ‘lifestyle medicine’ may be helpful. Standards of evidence
in media reports could be significantly improved.
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