Doctors Also Biased Against Fat People Summary

An article “Doctors Also Biased Against Fat People,” by Neal Colgrass talks about how doctors are prejudiced against overweight patients. Colgrass wrote, “Turns out doctors are about as biased as the general public.” The general public is usually quick to make judgments against overweight people without thinking about their circumstance. I understand that weight is something one can control, however there are a lot of external influences that should be considered before making judgments. According to Colgrass, doctors who were also overweight were “more understand about overweight patients.” Doctors who are less sensitive jeopardized the patients’ emotional health and physical health. Colgrass wrote that doctors need training in the dangers