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Questioning the Ethics of Promoting Weight Loss in Clinical Practice
- Source :
- Canadian Journal of Bioethics, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Programmes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal, 2020.
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Abstract
- This case study considers the ethical defensibility of recommending weight loss as a treatment for patients with higher body mass indexes. Recommending weight loss may be motivated by clinicians’ biases toward people living in larger bodies, misperceptions about weight and its relevancy to overall health, and a failure to consider other ethical factors such as those related to equity and the social determinants of health.
Details
- Language :
- English, French
- ISSN :
- 25614665
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b50106dbf46243d0b9df59da1b5a55c9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7202/1070228ar