The surprising reason why being overweight isn't healthy
January 22, 2010 1:50 PM   Subscribe

It's shocking, but it's true: Being a woman who's more than 20 pounds overweight may actually hike your risk of getting poor medical treatment. We all "know" overweight people face health risks. We also know that they face discrimination in society. But what are some of the surprising reasons why obese people face health risks?

How about they receive worse health care?
posted by VikingSword (2 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is your second post about obesity and women and health in two days. maybe stick this in the thread that is open that you posted yesterday? Alternately, getting your own blog might be a possibility? -- jessamyn



 
Blah blah end well blah.....
posted by Windigo at 1:54 PM on January 22, 2010


[sits down with bowl of richly buttered popcorn]
posted by Joe Beese at 1:55 PM on January 22, 2010


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