ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate what role family physicians currently play in the
management of patients with nutrition-related issues and whether implementation of current …

ABSTRACT I review major issues covered at the International Workshop on Nutritional
Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians and synthesize some of the key findings …

In a 1995 pivotal study, Kushner described the attitudes, practice behaviors, and barriers to
the delivery of nutrition counseling by primary care physicians. This article recognized …

Background. Previous surveys have shown that there is a disparity between physicians′
beliefs about the importance of diet and nutrition in health maintenance and disease …

Background: Despite the large potential of dietary changes to reduce morbidity and
mortality, the frequency, time spent, and factors associated with nutrition counseling in …

Background: Effective patient nutrition management can both improve people's health and
reduce the cost of health care. In Australia, general practitioners (GPs) and dietitians are in a …

Diet and nutritional status impact on health outcomes. The global rise of diet‐related non‐
communicable diseases plus the double burden of obesity and malnutrition means that it is …

Although nutrition is an important part of medical care, nutrition education is not provided in
most training programs for physicians in the United States, resulting in limited nutrition …

Primary care physicians have the potential to decrease morbidity and mortality for many
chronic diseases if they provide effective nutrition counseling. Given the time constraints of …

This article summarizes presentations from an international workshop held in Heelsum,
Netherlands, 14–16 December 1998 that was sponsored by the Dutch Dairy Foundation on …