I think that big people are discriminated against. I've experienced this in the workplace firsthand, where people were not hired for positions where their weigh

I think that big people are discriminated against. I've experienced this in the workplace firsthand, where people were not hired for positions where their weight had no bearing on their ability to perform the job. However, obesity does have real health implications, and as such, weight loss is an effective treatment for obese people presenting with a wide variety of health problems. Recommending weight loss when weight loss is a low-risk, effective way to treat the patient's condition isn't discrimination, it's just proper medical practice. The actual study cited in the article which is being cited as showing systemic discrimination: "The group concluded that heavy patients should first be counseled to lose weight because a lower weight reduces stress on the joints and can alleviate pain without surgery." There were, of course, exceptions to the rule mentioned. So yes, I do think that fat people are discriminated against, but I do not think that recommending weight loss as treatment to obese patients is an example of discrimination.