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The strange thing is, many doctors dont take good care of themselves. They smoke, they drink, etc.
by wineisfine 10y ago
The strange thing is, many doctors dont take good care of themselves. They smoke, they drink, etc.
- kirrent 10y agoYou mean they're people? In any case, doctors are healthier than the general population on average across a lot of measures. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/is-your-doctor-healthier-than-you/260706/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/is-your-do...
- V-2 10y agoHowever is it - and to what extent - because they're doctors? Was this statistics controlled for other factors like level of income? (AFAIK, very high in the US - medical doctor is one of the most common professions among 1-percenters...)
- philjohn 10y agoAlways amused me when my father regailed us with tales of seeing his cardiologist, who told him in no uncertain terms that smoking is the one thing he shouldn't slip back into, it's awful for cardiovascular health. After the appointment he spots said cardiologist in the car park smoking. As you said, they're just people too.
- wineisfine 10y agoI meant that although they should know best, and get confronted with the results of smoking and drinking, they actually do it a lot. One would expect them not to. Your study does not comply with the average perception here in Europe though