October 23, 2015

A U.S. study has found that while rates of medical problems like obesity, heart disease and diabetes are lower among health care workers, they were still common and rose over time at a rate similar to the general population.

This suggests that even doctors and nurses don’t always follow the lifestyle choices they recommend for their patients, according to the study.

UBC researcher Erica Frank, commenting on the study, said health care professionals set an example for others and therefore their lifestyle choices are important.

A similar article appeared on Yahoo.

http://news.ubc.ca/2015/10/23/even-doctors-and-nurses-dont-always-have-healthy-lifestyles/