The bias we don’t want to talk about

In 2011, St. Mary Medical Center of Northwest Indiana advertised its weight-loss and bariatric surgery services through a series of billboards that boldly stated: Obesity is a disease. Not a decision.The hospital expected to spark a debate on obesity, but it was not prepared for the outrage and anger that the billboards provoked. People argued that obesity was a choice, not a disease, and that the …

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