A 2003 survey of 620 primary care physicians found that more than half viewed obese patients as "awkward, unattractive, ugly, and noncompliant." As terrible as it is to be denied a promotion or receive poor service at a restaurant because of your size, being diagnosed through the lens of a doctor's weight bias could be lethal.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a19608429/medical-fatshaming/
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