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Table 1 Interview schedule

From: "Obesity" and "Clinical Obesity" Men's understandings of obesity and its relation to the risk of diabetes: A qualitative study

I wonder if you could tell me about why you agreed to take part in this study.

Overweight and obesity

Weight problems and obesity are in the news a lot.

• I wonder if you could tell me what you think obesity means. How would you explain it to someone?

• How would you define a normal/healthy weight? (Are they the same thing?)

• What do you think influences peoples views about this?

Diet

• What would you describe as a healthy diet?

• Does the diet you normally eat differ from this-if so in what way?

• What do you think influences people in the choices they make about what

they eat?

Physical activity

• What do you regard as physical activity?

• How important do you think it is? (-views on frequency, time, and amount of exertion/-is it walking, running, housework?)

• Is it equally important for everyone- are there groups of people who should or shouldn't do much exercise?

Diabetes

• Do you know what diabetes is? How would you describe it to someone else? (causes/symptoms/how do people get it/who gets it/do you think is it becoming more or less common/why might that be?)

• Do you know if diabetes is linked to any other health conditions?

• Do you know anything about the ways in which diabetes can be prevented?

Conclusion

Are there things that we have not discussed but which you would have wanted us to discuss?