General practitioners can have a great positive effect on unhealthy behaviours when patients seek help for smoking or alcohol issues. But GPs may hesitate to approach a discussion about weight loss because of the risk of body shaming and stigma.

General practitioners can have a great positive effect on unhealthy behaviours when patients seek help for smoking or alcohol issues. But GPs may hesitate to approach a discussion about weight loss because of the risk of body shaming and stigma.

General practitioners can have a&nbsp;great positive effect on unhealthy behaviours when&nbsp;patients seek&nbsp;help for&nbsp;smoking or alcohol issues. But&nbsp;GPs may&nbsp;hesitate to approach&nbsp;a discussion about weight loss because of the risk of&nbsp;body shaming and stigma.

How GPs can start to talk about weight issues

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