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Jan 26, 2010
If you are an overweight woman you:
- May have a harder time getting health insurance or have to pay higher premiums
- Are at higher risk of being misdiagnosed or receiving inaccurate dosages of drugs
- Are less likely to find a fertility doctor who will help you get pregnant
- Are less likely to have cancer detected early and get effective treatment for it
5 Responses to “The Real Reason Being Overweight is Unhealthy: You are Mistreated in the Health Care System”
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Helium
January 26th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Got it. If you are overweight, you are going to be mistreated.
January 26th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Why is it only women? Do obese men get off the hook?
January 27th, 2010 at 10:31 am
I agree with Nancy. Looks a bit sexist to me.
January 27th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Let’s start at the basics.
An overweight woman may have a difficult time getting a job which provides her health insurance.
A study published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences finds that the attractiveness of interviewees can significantly bias outcome in hiring practices, reflecting a clear distinction between the attractive and normal,or even overweight interviewees in terms of high and low status job packages offered.
Better jobs: better insurance. Besides the obvious effects of her weight impacting her health, she will have a difficult time obtaining insurance, and then will then be mistreated in the health care system.
Seems like an obvious decision to me – “put down the fork.”
January 28th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Why didn’t i think of that, Liz. Just put down the fork?