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SPORTS MEDICINE : PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS : MEDICAL: PHYSICIAN by "David P. Dillard" jwneastro
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Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David P. Dillard" jwneastro
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SPORTS MEDICINE :
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS:
MEDICAL: PHYSICIANS :
MEDICAL: EDUCATION:
Doctors 'Not Telling Patients Benefits of Exercise': BMJ
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Doctors 'Not Telling Patients Benefits of Exercise': BMJ
By Stephen Adams
Medical Correspondent
6:30AM BST 28 Jul 2012
The Telegraph
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Doctors-not-
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As the Olympics gets under way, they say much more emphasis should be
given to teaching medical student about how exercise can prevent - and
even help treat - chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and
cancer.
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Dr Richard Weiler, a consultant in sports and exercise medicine at
University College London NHS Foundation Trust, and colleagues found only
half of Britains 31 medical schools taught students about current physical
activity guidance from the Chief Medical Officer.
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Five did not include specific teaching on exercise in their undergraduate
courses at all, according to results published in the British Journal of
Sports Medicine.
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On average, students spent 109 hours learning about pharmacology - but a
"negligible" 4.2 on physical activity.
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Dr Weiler said: This is lunacy. We throw money at teaching them about
drugs but not about how to prevent and treat chronic disease through
He added: Im sure there are an awful lot of doctors out there
that dont know that many forms of cancer are lifestyle related,
and that physical activity reduces your chances of developing
them, and improves your outcomes if you do. exercise.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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