In case you missed what I’ve been talking about on the ‘gram, these past two weeks I’ve given lots of pieces of my mind regarding what’s going on in the country with Women’s and Human Rights right now! Diet Culture Dogma Newsflash in case no one has told you: if your medical professional is choosing to focus on weight, not factors of health and behaviors, they are being lazy. Time for a new doctor, one who won’t shame you to avoid adequate healthcare and won’t ignore your symptoms by just telling you to diet. Recently, we had Endocrine Doctor himself, Dr. Gregory Dodell, on the podcast who confirmed that: “If you don’t want to know your weight, you can refuse weighing. If it’s medically necessary, you can request the doctor not tell you the number. The more people who start doing that in medical offices, it’s going to change the culture.” What the Science Says Obese patients are more likely to have their symptoms attributed to their weight without diagnostics performed. [Source] Significant increase in likelihood of obese patients to have an undiagnosed medical condition upon autopsy. [Source] Overweight and obesity are not synonymous with with being metabolically unhealthy. [Source] […]
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