The top most overweight physicians by specialty are:
1. Pulmonary medicine: 51 percent
2. Family medicine: 49 percent
3. Emergency medicine: 47 percent
4. Orthopedics: 46 percent
5. Cardiology: 46 percent
6. OB/GYN: 46 percent
7. Surgery: 45 percent
8. Urology: 43 percent
9. Internal medicine: 43 percent
10. Anesthesiology: 43 percent
For orthopedists, despite being in the top five of most overweight physicians, around 69 percent report exercising at least twice per week.
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