Brief training in primary care does not lead to weight loss in obese patients

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7423.0-f

BMJ 2003;327 (8 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7423.0-f

Brief training in primary care does not lead to weight loss in obese patients

Training general practitioners and practice nurses on the managementof obesity does not result in weight loss in their obese patients.In a cluster randomised trial that included 635 patients, Mooreand colleagues (p 1085) evaluated the impact of a 4.5 hour trainingprogramme on weight management in 44 general practices in theUnited Kingdom. Although the staff had better knowledge of weightmanagement strategies, these were seldom used and did not affectpatients' weight loss.

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