Primary care physicians' attitudes about obesity and its treatment.

By G. Foster, T. Wadden, A. Makris, D. Davidson, R. S. Sanderson, David B. Allison, A. Kessler. Obesity Research, 2003

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Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity (2025, neutral): “64 Although overeating and a high-fat diet were considered important, physical inactivity was listed by responders as the most salient cause for obesity.”
Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity (2015, background): “A common explicitly endorsed provider stereotype about patients with obesity is that they are less likely to be adherent to treatment or self-care recommendations (23,24,55,56), are lazy, undisciplined and weak-willed (12,55,57–59).”
The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update (2009, background): “Physicians also viewed obesity as largely a behavioral problem caused by physical inactivity and overeating (30).”