The New York Times featured an article today about the growing trend of blogs advocating body acceptance and fighting against anti-obesity efforts. You can find the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/health/22fblogs.html?ex=1358744400&en=85e51683f19075d6&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink.
There is a concern among the featured bloggers that health concerns are being used to justify discrimination against obese people that would not be tolerated against other groups. And they point out research that suggests that the relationship between weight and health is more complex than usually presented.
Physicians have a complex job when talking with patients about weight to balance not entirely blaming the individual for their obesity, but also to help the patient realize that weight is largely related to lifestyle. It can be tempting for physicians to ignore or gloss over the complex relationship between weight and health and just tell patients they need to lose weight. But it is clear that many people are not tolerating that paternalistic answer and are fighting back online.
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