Doctors who exercise are more likely to advise about exercise. Non-smoker physicians are more likely to provide smoking cessation counselling. Physician’s own diet correlates with the dietary advice they give:  physicians with higher fruit & veg intake advise about nutrition more often.  Vegetarian doctors are more likely to give advice about nutrition and weight loss. Doctors are more likely to give a diagnosis of obesity and give weight-related lifestyle advice if they perceive the patient’s body weight to be more than their own. So what? Obesity is the news-topic of the moment, there is so much focus on it from all sides – government, media etc. Doctor’s and health professional’s…

Life changes reduce risk of heart disease  The statistics are impressive: For making the following changes, the percentage risk reduction of heart disease is: ✅Reduce total cholesterol by 50% = 50% risk reduction for IHD (heart disease) ✅Reduce diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) by 6mmHg = 16% risk reduction for IHD ✅stop smoking = 50% risk reduction in sudden MI (heart attack) ✅maintain healthy weight & waist measurement = 35%-55% reduction in IHD  ✅>150minutes/week moderate physical activity = 35%-55% reduces risk of IHD  ✅>=5 servings fruit & veg daily = 20%-25% risk reduction for IHD 📖Ref: Lloyd-Jones et al. Risk factor burden in middle age and lifetime risks for…