Should healthcare providers be excused for weight stigma in medicine?
βThey donβt know any better.β When I talk about weight stigma/weight bias and fatphobia in healthcare, thatβs often the excuse that people make to me on behalf of healthcare providers. βThatβs how they were taught.β In 2022, that excuse just isnβt good enough any more. Not only do we have a half-century of evidence thatβ¦