tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404979.post3220282767346849679..comments2023-11-02T03:13:22.551-07:00Comments on fattypatties: The Price of Bad SciencePattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432437060665706938noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404979.post-17068980504085887382009-07-24T11:29:16.406-07:002009-07-24T11:29:16.406-07:00I agree with your comments. I wanted to add that ...I agree with your comments. I wanted to add that there seems to be no one who is discussing how prejudices affect the attitude toward the patient. Certain patients are assumed to be worthy of medical intervention, including such things as pain management, and certain other patients are assumed to be unworthy. Unfortunately, the fat are often in the latter category, in large part because the medical professional will assume that she is indulgent, lazy, and out-of-control. Insofar as the obesity epidemic is portrayed in moral terms (as it is) and insofar as medical professionals see themselves as moral arbiters, the fat person is in a bigger bind. Medical professionals will need more than statistical awareness to address these biases.gabflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158600922177271568noreply@blogger.com