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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] Yep, this. I am very overweight, borderline obese. Doctors’ answer to just about any issue is “losing weight would help” (even when there is no documented correlation between weight and the medical issue), but if you ask them to recommend a program or specialist with good documented successful rates for long-term weight loss, they’re like deer in headlight. Then they mumble something about trying Weight Watchers and move on. [/quote]
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