Opinion

Doctors have fatphobia, too — which does serious harm to patients

Kate Manne is an associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University and the author, most recently, of “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia.”

Many nurses admit: They feel repulsed by our bodies and do not want to touch us. Doctors are more likely to view us as a waste of their time and have less desire to help us. We are hence, unsurprisingly, far more likely to die with serious health conditions that have gone undiagnosed.