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Really? Even when they came in for a toothache, or a gash to the hand? Because this is exactly what happens. I'm telling you that as a fact, because its happened to me several times. Even when I was actually a lot fittier than I was now, but playing American Football with the London Olympians, a doctor said I was vastly obese. This was going by the scale to stood on, and NOT by taking my blood pressure, or asking me about my exercise regime (pretty rigourous at that time). Its a blind and naked asssumption, based on an inbuilt predjudice......not science. I know many people that this happens to also.
I mean, just imagine it...you go to the doctors for an ingrown toenail, or loss of hair (MPB), and his first words are......."Have your thought of losing some weight"? Even though he is holding your patient notes open is his hands.....which actually details the nature of your (totally weight-unrelated) complaint.
No its not. Certainly not always, and there are esteemed geneticists that would lose patience trying to explain their medical findings to you.......since you would not be capable of understanding them......not even wishing to. A closed mind must be a wonderful thing. I close mine sometimes as well, so its probably more common than it should be.