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> Any doctor will tell a patient to eat more veggies and get more exercise, and if you've got some specific issue they might get more specific (or refer you to

> Any doctor will tell a patient to eat more veggies and get more exercise, and if you've got some specific issue they might get more specific (or refer you to an expert). Yep. But they won't be very forceful about it, because they know all about the research showing that people don't really give a rat about their doctor's urgings to eat a healthy diet. And they also know about all the more recent research showing just how poor the effectiveness of dietary intervention really is, largely because the percentage of people who stick with them is statistically comparable to zero. That said, pulling back a bit, I find it fascinating that doctors can spend decades publishing guidelines about the importance of diet and exercise without anyone paying attention, but as soon as someone with a "NOT A DOCTOR" shingle hanging outside their office suggests maybe lightening up on the Whoppers it's suddenly this revolutionary idea that somehow threatens to upset the medical industry.

DanBC 11y ago
> Yep. But they won't be very forceful about it, because they know all about the research showing that people don't really give a rat about their doctor's urgings to eat a healthy diet. And they also know about all the more recent research showing just how poor the effectiveness of dietary intervention really is, largely because the percentage of people who stick with them is statistically comparable to zero. This is changing with efforts like "make every contact count". http://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/ http://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/ > Making Every Contact Count (MECC) encourages conversations based on behaviour change methodologies (ranging from brief advice, to more advanced behaviour change techniques), empowering healthier lifestyle choices and exploring the wider social determinants that influence all of our health.

DanBC 11y ago

> Yep. But they won't be very forceful about it, because they know all about the research showing that people don't really give a rat about their doctor's urgings to eat a healthy diet. And they also know about all the more recent research showing just how poor the effectiveness of dietary intervention really is, largely because the percentage of people who stick with them is statistically comparable to zero. This is changing with efforts like "make every contact count". http://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/ http://www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/ > Making Every Contact Count (MECC) encourages conversations based on behaviour change methodologies (ranging from brief advice, to more advanced behaviour change techniques), empowering healthier lifestyle choices and exploring the wider social determinants that influence all of our health.