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Understanding weight bias: How it affects your health and outlook

Being overweight can lead to other dangerous health results

Alan Lucks for Doctronic
Posted 2/18/26

Have you ever postponed a doctor's appointment to lose a few pounds before your annual weigh-in? Or felt self-conscious about exercising in public due to your weight? If so, you may be experiencing weight bias, a common issue that can affect your health in unexpected ways, even if you're otherwise healthy, Doctronic reports.

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