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There may be some of that, but there is also lazy medicine. I have several woman in my life that are above average weight/BMI for reasons that have nothing to d
by d4mi3n 2y ago
There may be some of that, but there is also lazy medicine. I have several woman in my life that are above average weight/BMI for reasons that have nothing to do with their lifestyle or habits. One is a body builder. The other had their metabolism destroyed by a drug treatment. Both often receive the same, useless, non-actionable advice from most doctors they meet: exercise more, lose weight, eat less.
This would be reasonable advice for most people, but falls flat when a doctor completely ignores a patients circumstances.
This kind of lazy advice is commonly given to women, and more so to women of color. As a result, I’m very leery of describing all cases of disgruntled patients “sensitivity”.
- exoverito 2y agoBy women of color do you mean African Americans? Soul food is notoriously unhealthy and probably why Black Women are the most obese demographic in America. Changing diet would absolutely be necessary, though the deeper problem is their surrounding cultural norms.