Scots too scared of being stigmatised by medics to ask for obesity treatment
OBESE people in Scotland may avoid or delay asking for potentially life-saving treatment because they fear being judged and stigmatised by medical staff, a conference will hear today.
The meeting in Edinburgh will be told that almost 24,000 severely obese Scots would benefit from surgery to improve their health ? but only 1 per cent of suitable patients are currently operated on, due to limited resources. Click here for full article.