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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More proof we’ve entered a post truth era, where people who feel insulted when a doctor suggests they lose weight because it’s obviously unhealthy, or won’t let them get a surgery they might need, because as a result of their obesity, the complications of that surgery could kill them, is what this article basically undermines.[/quote]

I would agree with you except that no doctor can point to any weight loss plan that results in long (or even medium) term weight loss and maintenance in any studied population. If that existed, you’re right, this article would be post truth. But since it does not, you’re the one engaging in post-truth rhetoric, pretending there is any data supporting doctors asking patients to lose weight. [/quote]

That PP was an unintentional demonstration of the harm of the post-truth era: someone scientifically illiterate clinging to her own perception of truth rather than what is supported by actual science. [/quote]

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