. . SPORTS MEDICINE : PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS: MEDICAL: PHYSICIANS : MEDICAL: EDUCATION: Doctors 'Not Telling Patients Benefits of Exercise': BMJ . . Doctors 'Not Telling Patients Benefits of Exercise': BMJ By Stephen Adams Medical Correspondent 6:30AM BST 28 Jul 2012 The Telegraphhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9432342/ Doctors-not-telling-patients-benefits-of-exercise-BMJ.html
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/cgc6tt9 . .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.
.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.
.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.
.On average, students spent 109 hours learning about pharmacology - but a "negligible" 4.2 on physical activity.
.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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