Since when is being honest with a fat patient a medical or even a legal offense? You absolutely won't believe this outrageous news that comes to us, courtesy of the New Hampshire Leader.
According to the newspaper, a New Hampshire doctor, Dr. Terry Bennett, might be in legal trouble for bluntly telling one of his female patients that she's fat, needs to lose weight and that her condition could lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux and stroke.
As the report indicates, the doctor also warned his patient that obese women most likely will outlive an obese spouse and that it's hard for them to find a new relationship because studies show most males hold negative views of obese women.
What's the matter with this kind of honesty? Every single bit of it is absolutely true! In fact, if anything, Dr. Bennett wasn't painting a scary enough portrait of what could ensue as a result of being obese! Being obese could lead to so many kinds of health complications and even an early death.
Well, apparently this particular fat lady -- who saw the doctor five or six times -- just couldn't handle her doctor's honest approach. It seems that she'd rather get her physician in trouble than take responsibility for her own actions and join a support group or quit quickie carbs, etc.
Now, according to the reports, she had the audacity to file a complaint with the New Hampshire Board of Medicine even though the physician bent over backwards to placate the fat woman and sent her an apology letter.
Since when is being honest with a fat patient a medical or even a legal offense? You absolutely won't believe this outrageous news that comes to us, courtesy of the New Hampshire Leader.
According to the newspaper, a New Hampshire doctor, Dr. Terry Bennett, might be in legal trouble for bluntly telling one of his female patients that she's fat, needs to lose weight and that her condition could lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux and stroke.
As the report indicates, the doctor also warned his patient that obese women most likely will outlive an obese spouse and that it's hard for them to find a new relationship because studies show most males hold negative views of obese women.
What's the matter with this kind of honesty? Every single bit of it is absolutely true! In fact, if anything, Dr. Bennett wasn't painting a scary enough portrait of what could ensue as a result of being obese! Being obese could lead to so many kinds of health complications and even an early death.
Well, apparently this particular fat lady -- who saw the doctor five or six times -- just couldn't handle her doctor's honest approach. It seems that she'd rather get her physician in trouble than take responsibility for her own actions and join a support group or quit quickie carbs, etc.
Now, according to the reports, she had the audacity to file a complaint with the New Hampshire Board of Medicine even though the physician bent over backwards to placate the fat woman and sent her an apology letter.