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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is when - like a colleague recently told me - it prevents people from accessing health care for fear of being dismissed because "if they just lost weight, xyz wouldn't be an issue." My coworker is facing major issues right now and she delayed going to the doctor for this very reason - "I don't want to walk into the office and just be told that I need to lose weight." That's a bigger deal than we realize, I think. Then it becomes a vicious cycle of compounding health issues.[/quote]

But I think the issue with your coworker is that she anticipates hearing this from her doctor, so it is the only thing she is focused on when the MD is talking to her. The MD probably says many other things to her which are not related to her weight, but because she knows it's an issue she needs to fix - it is all she hears.

Also if doctors do not mention weight during your appointment, and you are more than 20lbs overweight and/or you have gained this weight in a short period of time, then frankly that is medical malpractice to not discuss it as it could be depression, anxiety, something going on at home that the MD should know about. [/quote]

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