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I am a bit perplexed by your comment. We can acknowledge that many Doctors have mismanaged Obesity in the past (and still do). Shame is not a valid treatment o
by nerdjon 3y ago
I am a bit perplexed by your comment.
We can acknowledge that many Doctors have mismanaged Obesity in the past (and still do). Shame is not a valid treatment option.
But if social media is any indication (and thats a big if, I don't personally know any doctors to confirm or deny if this is really the case) than there is also a disturbing trend of people not wanting to talk about this with their doctor. Of it being noted in their records to not talk about their weight.
Which I don't understand, do I love it when I go to the doctor and and I am told they would like me to loose some weight? No. At least at the doctor I am at that actually leads into a discussion about diet, activity, etc.
But to ignore it is doing me a disservice. Like I can't imagine any other thing about my health telling my doctor, I don't want to talk about that and let's ignore it. At best if there are multiple things we need to talk about, we put a pin in it and say we will make a future appointment for it.
Also... Health, diet, etc are all complex things and it isn't as simple as "filled with sugar".
- mrguyorama 3y agoMost fat people know they are fat, and know that "fixing" it means eating less and exercising more. Why waste what precious moments you can afford to see your doctor with talk that you both know is unproductive? Until doctors develop better strategies around helping someone manage their problematic relationship with food, which is better handled by therapy, fat people don't benefit from a yearly reminder that they are fat and unhealthy.