Acceptance, knowledge, and attitude of family physicians towards obesity as a chronic disease: a multinational cross-sectional study.

Background/objectives: Obesity was previously perceived to be a lifestyle issue; however, it was declared a chronic disease by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2013. However, family physician's views and actions toward managing obesity remain ambiguous and occasionally conflicting.

Subjects/methods: This cross-sectional study explores the acceptance and knowledge of 171 family medicine physicians regarding obesity as a chronic disease.