I would think that a doc who is overweight/obese telling someone else to lose weight but saying it conversationally would bring in his/her own battle with weight loss, which is good. Unfortunately, most don't. There are plenty of stories on these forums attesting to this, where chickies post all upset over the tone their doc used. It's not a rare occurrence.
Doctors are obligated to discuss weight with their patients. They are assessing their health. I guess I just don't understand this feeling that doctors are somehow unable to assess an individual's health and weight simply because they themselves are not overweight.
Last edited by rachinma; 08-15-2009 at 10:45 AM.
Reason: for clarity - missing a word!
I'm not sure why advice from a healthy, never been obese, physician would be any more acceptable to those objecting to advice from an obese physician.
Are we going to require physicians treating obesity to be formerly obese? Do we object to psychiatrists and psychologists who have never had the illness they're treating? Do we object to physical therapists who have never lived with a herniated disc? Distrust the advise of endocrinologists who don't have PCOS?
