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I'd be curious for a study looking at whether obese nutritionists would be more or less effective than fit ones. People tend to trust people more like them, and
by scarmig 6y ago
I'd be curious for a study looking at whether obese nutritionists would be more or less effective than fit ones. People tend to trust people more like them, and I can definitely imagine a dynamic where an obese person would resent a skinny doctor telling them how to improve their diet. And, since obese people are in the most need of nutritional advice, perhaps getting more obese representation into the ranks of doctors would do some good.
Or maybe doctors should just wear fat suits.
- hpoe 6y agoUnfortunately with the rise of the Fat Activist movement, many nutritionists now pander to clients by advocating eating practices that are unhealthy and dangerous.
- scarmig 6y agoHarm reduction is the name of the game. It's far better to get 50% of the obese to move to the highly overweight category than it is to get 10% to the normal category. I wouldn't be surprised (though I'd want to see evidence) that offering less severe and more achievable advice is more effective as a population-level strategy.