39 percent of medical students have an unconscious anti-fat bias

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I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news. A recent study found 39 percent of medical students have a moderate to strong unconscious anti-fat bias. I would have thought the number would have been even higher so this may actually be a sign of progress.

http://www.wakehealth.edu/News-Releases/2013/Future_Doctors_Unaware_of_Their_Obesity_Bias.htm

Interestingly 17 percent of the medical students were biased against thin patients.

 

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