redfiona99

I can't speak to what happens or will happen in an English context, but over here I know quite a few people who feel their doctors have either stepped over the line with weight or have ignored actual problems they're having because "it must be weight-related." For example, when I was having my gallbladder out, my doctor told me that after the surgery I would likely need to avoid a lot of fried foods, because apparently people often can't process fats as easily without a gallbladder. He told me that would be good anyway, because then I could get a handle on my high cholesterol and bring it down to an acceptable level. Which sounds like great advice, except that I've always had very low cholesterol levels despite my weight and it said so right on my chart. So like I said, over here we have quite a few doctors who do diagnose via appearance.