There’s no one-size-fits-all for physician bodies. Why don’t ads for trendy medical scrubs reflect that?
Fatphobia persists. It's also promoted by modern medical apparel brands that sell the image of the ideal physician.
Last year I treated a young patient struggling with body image issues. This child’s parents feared that being fat was a harbinger of a horrible future. Their fear was not uncommon, as we live in a culture that idolizes thinness and equates fatness with moral failing.
I, too, internalized these cultural messages, and as a result developed a complicated relationship with my body that I am working hard to
