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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (134251)	8/24/2005 6:27:14 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793727

There is a very bright line difference between actions and words. And there also a bright line between prevention and treatment. Huh? Treatment is treatment. The woman was being treated for obesity, which is a medical condition requiring treatment. It's way too late to prevent her obesity although it may be possible to prevent her condition from worsening or expanding into further conditions. I don't think that woman got any of the standard, accepted treatments for obesity. Typical treatments that I'm aware of include drugs like seratonin reuptake inhibitors or appetite suppressants or fat binders, talk therapy, spas, stomach stapling, jaw wiring, and meditation. Talk therapy would not appropriately include berating, methinks, at least not by a doctor other than a shrink who specializes in that area. At the very least, the treatment she got was risky.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (134251)	8/24/2005 7:06:30 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793727

There is simply no true advice that can be nasty or untoward when the point of it involves saving another's life. Attempting to save lives doesn't preclude the possibility of being "nasty" or wrong while doing so. And while saving lives by informing patients about the health hazards of obesity is certainly within the physician's purview, making non-medical predictions about the woman's future social life and his implied opinion of her unattractiveness is not. The doctor admitted saying to the patient that she would probably end up alone because men tend to not be attracted to obese women. He was out of line.