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I mean, it's kind of a catch 22. There are shitty doctors. They can make mistakes, and they can be lazy. "Lose some weight" is kind of a lazy, easy answer.
But I wonder why. Maybe because obesity predisposes you to, oh, almost everything that can go wrong with your body?
I agree that it's shitty for a doctor to not do a thorough job, or diagnose base on presumptions. A lot of people (of all sizes) have had doctors be dismissive of their symptoms. But not being fat is an easy way to up your chances of having a doctor take you seriously (among the many other advantages.)
Not to excuse malpractice and shitty doctors. But can anybody blame a doctor when telling a patient to lose weight..... when a house is on fire - some practical advice would be to stop adding logs.