Obese people are often "weight ashamed" by doctors and nurses, according to a new study. This exacerbates the problem and causes you to unfairly blame yourself.
A University of London study found that fat shaming by health professionals makes patients feel humiliated and anxious about appointments, and increases the likelihood of overeating.
Researchers examined 25 previous studies involving 3,554 health professionals and found evidence of a "strong weight bias." This includes the tendency of doctors and nurses to assume thatoverweight peopleare lazy, according to a report published in the journal Obesity Reviews. I was.
"[They] believe patients are lazy, uncontrolled, overly indulgent, hostile, dishonest, poorly hygienic, and disobedient," said the study. Author Anastasia Carea, Ph.D.told the UK Guardian.
This investigation Health professionals generally believe that patients who don't lose weight aren't losing weight, according to doctors' recommendations of "eat less,
During the study, the doctor noted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, many obese patients did not suffer from fat-shaming, so they turned to online medical sessions.
"From the moment they left home to see a doctor, they knew they were not being judged." I was feeling it,'" she told the outlet.
Tam Frye, chairman of the National Obesity Forum , said doctors and nurses are responsible for the role they play in the UK's obesity epidemic.
"It is shameful that health professionals continue to view the disease as a mere personal problem, and that they treat their patients as overweight." It's a shame to be stigmatized with," said Frye, who is involved in the research.
"This is what patients don't want to hear from professionals they trust to help them." about 30% are overweightand 42% are obese.
