YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO LOSE WEIGHT IF YOUR DOCTOR IS OPTIMISTIC

When it comes to enrolling people in weight-loss programmes, the doctor's sales pitch is key

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A new study shows that you're more likely to participate in a weight-loss programme if your doctor is optimistic. The study reveals that more weight gets lost by patients whose doctors present the programmes as positive opportunities and barely mention obesity, than by patients whose doctors discuss the programmes neutrally, or with reference to the negative impacts of obesity (an increased risk of heart attacks, strok