Wednesday, June 5, 2019

How Doctors Can Stop Stigmatizing — And Start Helping — Kids With Obesity

How Doctors Can Stop Stigmatizing — And Start Helping — Kids With Obesity
Physicians often harbor unconscious bias against kids with obesity, which can have lasting effects on their young patients

Physicians often harbor unconscious bias against kids and teens with obesity. It affects how they talk with their patients and can make kids' health worse. Some doctors are trying a new approach.

(Image credit: Andrea D'Aquino for NPR)



* This article was originally published here

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