Fat-shaming in doctors' offices can often dissuade patients who are overweight from seeing medical professionals. “For decades I was told to lose weight — even while I had an arrhythmia that required two different surgeries..." “The effects are real in that if people avoid the health care system so they don’t feel like crap when they go, it might be too late when something is diagnosed that’s not related to their weight.” https://www.scarymommy.com/cancer-patient-obituary-fat-shaming/