Tell it Like it Is
Terry Bennett, a medical doctor in Rochester, N.H., says he has “an obesity lecture for women” to drive home the stark reality of the health woes they’ll face if they don’t lose weight. He tells them about the odds of developing blood pressure problems, diabetes, heart disease, reflux problems and strokes. When one woman who saw him “five or six times” declared herself upset at hearing his advice, he wrote her a letter of apology. The apology was not good enough: she filed a formal complaint with the New Hampshire Board of Medicine. The Board’s Medical Review Subcommittee recommended Dr. Bennett be sent a “confidential letter of concern,” but the full Board rejected that, instead demanding that Bennett admit he made an error. He refused. “I’ve made many errors in my lifetime,” Bennet said. “Telling someone the truth is not one of them.” Backed into a corner by Bennet bringing the case to the newspapers, the Board is pushing for a disciplinary hearing. (New Hampshire Union Leader) ...The woman is merely fat. The Board, however, is full of fatheads.
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