As a (hopefully) future MD, what can I do to help the current state of weight-obsessed medicine?

Mod Response:

Know what the studies say, and keep up with them. Educate your patients on the facts. Educate your colleagues on the facts. Challenge the falsehoods as often as you can. If you can, write papers and give talks on the topic at professional conferences. Get the word out however you can.



-MG



Advice from a commenter:





agreekdoctor said: Volunteer to teach medical students as I do, and when you do, teach them not to be assholes to their fat patients, as I do.