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Re: So they say it’s unhealthy to be fat, but have you considered the role of weight stigma?
@rheddmobile The study said the virtual fat patients were more likely to receive lifestyle change recommendations than the virtual non-fat patients. It doesn’t say they were given instructions concer…1 -
Re: So they say it’s unhealthy to be fat, but have you considered the role of weight stigma?
@rheddmobile Assuming it’s true that it makes sense for doctors to suggest weight loss to address shortness of breath, it doesn’t make sense to suggest only this without investigating the symptom fir…2 -
Re: So they say it’s unhealthy to be fat, but have you considered the role of weight stigma?
@lizery It sounds like you treat everyone with respect and that when it’s your call, you take into account multiple factors. The problem is that, as this article states, this isn’t always the case, t…2 -
So they say it’s unhealthy to be fat, but have you considered the role of weight stigma?
“There are several mechanisms by which provider attitudes may affect the quality of, or potential for, patient-centred care. First, primary care providers engage in less patient-centred communication…9 -
Re: Can you both desire to lose weight and be body positive?
Of course, and that’s mainstream body positivity which has come to mean simply being positive about one’s body. There are, however, much less known and much less understood communities that work real…2
