Perryn Ford Whenever we go to the doctor’s office whether it’s for an annual physical or a sore throat one of the first things we do is step on a scale. For some of us, it’s a fraught moment: Will the number be higher or lower than last time? How will we feel about that? And folks in larger bodies, especially, may wonder: What will my
doctor think about that?
In a paper published in 2014, researchers found that 21% of patients with BMIs in the “overweight” and “obese” ranges felt that their doctor “judged them about their weight” and as a result, they were significantly less likely to trust their doctor or even to return for follow-up care. And research shows that this lack of trust is valid: Doctors
Healthy at every size: Understanding size diversity
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Why we body shame ourselves, and how to stop - The Washington Post
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