Motivating overweight patients to lose weight and improve their health is among the most difficult challenges facing the healthcare system. In recent years, studies have examined the doctor-patient relationship, where many conversations about weight loss first occur. These encounters may set the course for an overweight person's overall experience with the healthcare system. In fact, a new survey from Johns Hopkins found that 21% of overweight patients felt judged by their primary care doctor and were less likely to trust that person's advice.1 To understand how such an encounter can affect an overweight patient-and what it takes them to change-Evidence-Based Diabetes Management invited Tory Johnson of Good Morning America and author of The Shift to share her experience.
