Do Doctors Treat Fat Patients Differently?

Weight discrimination is a widespread issue, and now a new study reveals that even doctors are guilty of it. How does this affect patient care and is anything being done about it? Laci finds out.
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Weight Bias Is As Prevalent As Racial Discrimination, Study Suggests
"Discrimination against overweight people--particularly women--is as common as racial discrimination, according to a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University."
Overweight Patients Face Bias, Even From Doctors
"A provocative new study suggests that they are -- that thin patients are treated with more warmth and empathy than those who are overweight or obese."
Implicit and Explicit Anti-Fat Bias among a Large Sample of Medical Doctors by BMI, Race/Ethnicity and Gender
"Overweight patients report weight discrimination in health care settings and subsequent avoidance of routine preventive health care."
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