Do some doctors just get a kick out of telling you to lose weight?

My point is the overweight person can be fitter and healthier than the slim person.

But that's always been the case since time began.

Some smokers are still puffing away into their 90s, but that doesn't mean we should all be smoking 20 per day, does it?

Like it or not, obesity is a killer and over 60% of UK adults are overweight or obese.

And they'll still be overweight or obese whether they know skinny people with poor diets or not.

I said skinny people don’t always have a healthy diet. Anyone can have an opinion does not mean you’re qualified .

My point is the overweight person can be fitter and healthier than the slim person. It’s a too simplistic view and the NHS cannot really offer any other help than a doctor sitting there telling you that you are fat so what’s the point?

The slim adult has nothing to do with the overweight one though, so why compare?

Their metabolisms are obviously different.

The overweight adult is consuming too many calories and not doing enough exercise to burn them off.

And that would still be the case if their sibling was fatter.

So patronising. If you are a nurse you should know that you can have a person presenting as slim, but does not have a healthy diet and who is not active. Slim does not equal healthy and no you do not have to have an under active thyroid to be overweight. Oh gosh your post… just oh no!

Unless you have GONE to medical school?

Ah. When you said child I assumed it was someone who was under the age of 14. Maybe say adult children to avoid confusion. I assume they both live at home as you know their eating habits? If you are overweight you are consuming too many calorie, this is fact based on evidence. You may also have a health condition that makes your body harder to lose weight like thyroid problems. The reason slim people don’t get hassled about their weight is because their weight isn’t causing issues. I think many people will have an opinion but unless you have went to medical school or university for a health related degree then you have no idea what you’re talking about, how could you possibly know the ins and outs of a job that you do not too nor have been trained in. And yes I know what I’m saying as I’m a nurse.

The point is, the OP already was. And the "We" in that phrase, quoted from the OP; sounds it's something that the GP is going to help with. Or else it's just a patronising turn of phrase.

Chubby child is 23. Does not have any medical problems. Skinny child is 19, has always been skinny, does not run around a lot, can eat what he wants and always has been able to. I am prone to being chubby too even on a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. It’s not always straight forward which is why I think doctors should be a bit careful. They will have plenty of slim unhealthy patients too who doesn’t get hassled (as I see it).

Entitlement 🙄

Think it will depend on who old they are? Puberty most kids become chubby as they are growing. But if that is not the case. Would take chubby child to doctors to see if they have a thyroid problem. Does the skinny child run around a lot? May burn those calories if they are playing sports.

Not sure why anyone else should do something about one’s own weight ?

Absolutely not the case. My slim, and has
alwwys been slim or skinny, child eats an enormous amount of calories per day. My slightly chubby child does not. My slim child is also the one drinking all the fizzy drinks.

Sometimes they just don’t listen
i was being wheeled down for an operation, first time and obviously nervous/distressed
One of the staff took it upon themselves to lecture how my condition was worsened by smoking, it was only ever smokers who had it, basically it was all my fault

i did snap, that I was diagnosed age 12, my mum also had this condition as a non smoker, and I quit smoking a year ago and it got so bad AFTER quitting that I needed my first operation for it

I have asked what to they want HCP to do in this situation and no one has suggested anything. Whatever they do people will complain either way. If they mention the patients weight they get pissy if they don’t they’ll probably accuse them of neglect. Stop being so sensitive.

Agreed.

It's a vile way to speak to anyone, let alone someone whose job it is to help keep you alive and healthy.

Why would you say that? The doctor is literally doing their job. The doctor’s weight has no bearing on the Op. They are still doing their job if they are fat or skinny. You’re the tone deaf one

The chubby one might eat the healthiest but is likely consuming more calories that the skinny one. You could eat lots of salad which is healthy but if you’re eating an excessive amount you will still put on weight. Agree not all slim people know how to eat healthy. But they will be eating fewer calories regardless.

HBA1C levels can increase but not mean anything. We all have a target range so anything higher than that then yes it should be picked up. If it’s increasing but under the target range then it’s not usually an issue however they should have told you. Do you have any other health conditions to be getting blood tests annually?

@Crawdle I recommend responding with 'what about you, fatty, how are we going to tackle your weight' to shut him up. He sounds tone deaf.

How should they do their jobs then? If all this “nagging” isn’t working what do you think they should be doing? Why can’t fat people stop blaming everyone else for their problems.

Tbh like a previous poster they have never commented on my weight but they do ask what exercise you do.

Weirdly my GPs have never mentioned my weight, even though I was 17st, until I was prediabetic.
TBH I would of been more then happy for them to tell me I was too fat before that point! As it was I was already on a diet and successfully losing all the weight by then so the diabetic nurse just sat me down and told me to do a bunch of stuff that was actually less then I was doing already!

Health professionals should be mentioning it....so many conditions can be avoided or lessened with weight loss.

@Badbadbunny you can try writing to the practise manager and asking for the actual results.

I dd that in pg all hell broke loose as it turned out MW had just outright lied to me - Dmum ended up doing the same for Dad as he was going for tests and hearing nothing back - wrote to practise maanger turned out the reception staff were filing results and no GP was seeing them - prompted a change in procudures at their GP.

We get random texts from the surgery.

How to stop smoking, how to lose weight etc. they're not personalised.

The pharmacy next door offers the same advise.