Sizeism and stereotypes of fat people can have a negative
impact on their physical health and well-being. Disrespectful
treatment and medical fat shaming (in an attempt to motivate
people to change their behavior) is stressful and can cause
patients to delay health care seeking or avoid interacting with
providers. The assumption that weight is responsible for, or
related to, almost any presenting complaint has resulted in
misdiagnosis. Recommending different treatments for patients
with the same condition based on their weight (e.g., weight
loss for fat patients; CAT scans, blood work, or physical therapy
for other patients) is unethical and a form of malpractice.
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