Melissa Krechmer, a social worker in Philadelphia, grew tired of hearing the same refrain from each of her doctors. “I’d go to my allergist, and they would [say], ‘You need to take your Zyrtec, but you also need to lose weight,’” Krechmer says. “It’d be every time, no matter what type of visit.” This went […]
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The Weight of Stigma: Heavier Patients Confront a Bias
A look at how a bias on body size affects care of heavier patients, something the medical community is beginning to recognize, and do something about.
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What’s in a Number? Some Research Shows That a Lower B.M.I. Isn’t Always Better.
Biased ideas about a link between body size and health have led many people to dismiss unexpected scientific findings.
