Patients with obesity must not be stigmatised when health system tackles backlog, doctors warn

Doctors are warning against stigmatising patients with obesity when non-Covid health treatments are re-started.
Patients with obesity must not be stigmatised when health system tackles backlog, doctors warn
Mon, 11 May, 2020 - 08:38
Digital Desk staff

Doctors are warning against stigmatising patients with obesity when non-Covid health treatments are re-started.

The Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ISCNM) has issued the warning, saying they are at higher risk of complications from Covid-19.

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