Obesity - Should Gps Just Tell People " You Are Fat "

[sunny-dave]

An interesting article :

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9049971/the-battle-of-the-bulge/?utm_source=feedly

What do you think?

[youngmafbog]

I always have a problem when people try to claim their rolls of blubber are a medical condition or they have 'big bones'. what utter nonsense, unless these people are miracles and defy the laws of science it is due to what you sit in your mouth.

'Dont put it in and it wont go on'

And yes, we should stop pussy footing around. If you are fat then say so and stop dressing it up. Time for some hard truths before the numbers of lard a*ses gets out of hand.

[joggerjayne]

young ...

Stop beating about the bush, and tell us what you think, lol

[Zeuhl]

My Gps is terse (especially if I ignore its directions) but not that rude

Perhaps it would be if some sort of weighing technology was built into the car seat

[Gromit]

Ludwig

I did indeed mention the Belgian to undermine the validity of the BMI test, but also because it amused me as well.

The diagnosis from your doctors is a BMI test, which the NHS promotes despite its known shortcomings.

http://www.nhs.uk/tools/pages/healthyweightcalculator.aspx?WT.mc_id=101007

[ClaryS]

triggerhippy sometimes a reality check works. My daughter started to pile on the weight when she went to Uni, I kept quiet but after OH called her lardy ar*se she started eating healthier and doing more exercise.

[ludwig]

// Now I'm trying to work out if Ludwig is being clever ... //

No bun intended, sorry I mean pun.

I don't think fat is a particularly good word to use. It's like a psychiatrist saying 'I think you might be a bit mental'.
There are plenty of less controversial alternatives. What's wrong with just telling people they're overweight?

[maggiebee]

I think individuals should be defined by who they are, not by how much they weigh, how tall or short they are, what colour they are or what disability they may or may not have. My friend is just Ann, I don't define her by height, weight, colour or disability. If carrying too much weight is a serious health risk then by all means it's something a GP might want to discuss privately with a patient just as they would discuss other issues.

[Sqad]

maggie...doctors have been " discussing" obesity with patients for well over 50 years......-and we are getting fatter.

The patient knows the cause and treatment of obesity, as does the doctor, but the patient is not prepared to change their lifestyle........they remain fat.

Waste of the patient's time and that of the GP.

[Jeza]

Last time I saw the Doc he asked "have you always been skinny" I didn't take offence because I am skinny. Tell it like it is and stop pussy footing around. They don't need molly coddling they need to know the facts.

[Svejk]

I might be a tad overweight but I doubt the GPS satellites are tracking my movements.

[emmie]

most will tell you are clinically obese, sometimes even if you are not massively overweight, some should take their own advice by the way.. chain smoking, beer supping addicts...

[AB Editor]

Afternoon,

I'd just like to chip in and say thanks for sharing - it was quite an entertaining article :)

[Baldric]

My GP always 'takes the mick' when my weight is checked, I get called a Fat Sod or words to that effect, I'm not, but weight and height say I am. I keep fit, use weights and am more heavily muscled than most 62 year olds he gets to see, but that doesn't stop him.

[boxtops]

Some GPs are fatter than the patients - I'd like to see them trying to give a patient dietary advice :-(

[emmie]

worse ones are doctors, nurses in hospitals, one nurse i saw was so fat she just about got through the double doors,

[emmie]

and that wasn't meant to be funny, she was huge... she may have had wonderful skills, but i can't see that being remotely right or healthy

[Purple_Popple]

"Been dodging the salads long have we?" ;)

[emmie]

who ^^

[AB Editor]

"Some GPs are fatter than the patients - I'd like to see them trying to give a patient dietary advice"

I think it's a given that you're meant to do as they say, not as they do :)