肥胖不等于懒惰(Fat equals lazy?)

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doctorsareguiltyofwronglybelievingthatobesepeoplearesimplylazy,researchsuggests.

researchersatyaleuniversitysaidthefindingshighlightthedifficultyintacklingthestigmaaroundobesity.

manyobesepeopleplainthatothersbelievetheyareoverweightsimplybecausetheyeattoomuchorfailtoexercise.

thisisdespitethefactthatobesitycanbecausedbyavarietyofotherfactors,suchasgenesandenvironment.

drmarleneschwartzandcolleaguescarriedoutpsychologicaltestson389professionalswhotreatandstudyobesepeople.

theyfoundthatyoungerprofessionals,inparticular,weremostlikelytohaveunfavourablestereotypesofobesepeople.

workerswhodidnotdealdirectlywithobesepatientswerealsoinclinedtoseetheminanunfavourablelight.

"onbothimplicitandexplicitmeasures,healthprofessionalsassociatedthestereotypeslazy,stupidandworthlesswithobesepeople,"saiddrschwartz.

"thestigmaofobesityissostrongthateventhosemostknowledgeableabouttheconditioninferthatobesepeoplehaveblameworthybehaviouralcharacteristicsthatcontributetotheirproblem,i.e.beinglazy,"shesaid.

"furthermore,thesebiasesextendtocorecharacteristicsofintelligenceandpersonalworth."

driancampbelloftheuk'snationalobesityforumsaidhewasnotsurprisedbythefindingsandsaidtheywouldprobablybereplicatedifthetestwascarriedoutonbritishdoctors.

"itisdisappointingbutitisnotsurprisingtoseethathealthprofessionalshavethesameingrainedprejudiceagainstobesepeopleasthegeneralpublic,"hesaid.

"itisbeingincreasinglyclearthatasmuchas80%ofpeoplewhoareobesearepredisposedgeically.

"althoughitisveryraretofindacasewhereobesityispurelygeic,therearemanycaseswhereitisnotinthepatient'scontrol."

hesaiditwasunhelpfulfordoctorstobebiasedagainstobesepatients.

"itisimportantfordoctorsandotherhealthprofessionalstoshowunderstandingandenthusiasmforchange.

"ifadoctorisbiasedagainstthepatient'sefforts,thenitisunlikelytohaveagoodoute."