Let's Just Skip The Weigh-In And Cut To The Part When You Tell Me To Lose Weight

Regarding this article about fat-shaming, I want to focus on the part about how doctors are particularly likely to cause overweight people to feel belittled and blamed and this leads to those people trying to avoid the doctor visits at all costs. I can understand that; I've had that feeling myself. You don't want to be lectured, and you know it's coming. They COULD just say "you know you need to lose weight, and if you need help with that, I'll refer you to a dietitian." Some do. Others don't. You might find some listeners willing to share how it makes them feel. (CNN)

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