Do healthy doctors deliver better messages of health promotion to their patients?: Data from the SUN cohort study

BACKGROUND: Healthy lifestyle adherence is associated with lower chronic disease morbidity/mortality. The role of doctors, as counselors and role models, is essential. Among physicians participating in a prospective cohort, we investigated the behavioral counseling on diet and lifestyle provided to their patients in association with their own personal behaviors. METHODS: We assessed 890 doctors aged