Have just read this interesting article on the BBC news web site:

Fat equals lazy, say doctors

Obesity has many causes Doctors are guilty of wrongly believing that obese people are simply lazy, research suggests. Researchers at Yale University said the findings highlight the difficulty in tackling the stigma around obesity.

Many obese people complain that others believe they are overweight simply because they eat too much or fail to exercise.

This is despite the fact that obesity can be caused by a variety of other factors, such as genes and environment.

Dr Marlene Schwartz and colleagues carried out psychological tests on 389 professionals who treat and study obese people.



You can read the article in full at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3143012.stm