Thursday, February 11, 2010

Is it in our heads or are we really treated differently?

When a Doctor Bias HURTS!

Physicians were 14% less likely to respect patients for every 10 points higher their body mass index (BMI) was, found a recent study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "Other data shows that doctors who don't respect patients share less medical information with them, and these patients play a smaller role in making decisions about their health," says study author Mary Margaret Huizinga, MD, MPH.

So it may not be in our head that some docs have a 'fat bias' and think less of us.

If you don't feel comfortable with your doc, or feel that they are treating you as the intelligent person that you are, shop around for someone with whom you have a better rapport.

posted by Susan Maria of BariatricEating.com @ 11:15 AM

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