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Comment by a_c_s

Yes, but a large component of worse health outcomes is due to bias on the part of healthcare workers.

Overweight people frequently have their problems ignored or downplayed, or given treatments for issues that they aren't experiencing, which leads to worse health outcomes.

I'm not denying that being overweight can be bad for one's health, just pointing out that when doctors provide worse treatment to a group of people that group has worse health outcomes and makes obesity more dangerous that it would be in a world without weight stigma.

parent a_c_s 2 years ago

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