Despite that, many doctors fat shame their obese patients. According to a new study, fat shaming done by health care providers can take a toll on overweight people’s physical health and well-being. Weight stigma also leads to psychological stress, which can lead to poor physical and psychological health outcomes for obese people. In addition, negative attitudes among medical providers can also cause psychological stress in obese patients. Treatments should focus on mental and physical health as the desired outcomes for therapy, and not on weight, the researchers said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 06, 2017 06:22 UTC