Posted on 08/08/2009 1:39:41 PM PDT by traumer
Some say it matters to patients that physicians practice what they preach. But heft and ill health aren't always synonymous.
As a registered dietitian, Sharon Salomon of Phoenix teaches clients how to eat right and lose weight. But despite her expertise, Salomon says there's just one word to describe her own physique: "fat." To some, Salomon's 5-foot-2, 170-pound body would be a professional deal-breaker. After all, are chubby dietitians or portly physicians in any position to advise others how to get healthy?
That question is at the heart of a debate set off when Dr. Regina Benjamin was nominated for surgeon general. A MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant recipient who set up a medical clinic in hurricane-ravaged Alabama, Benjamin hasn't responded publicly to criticism that her extra pounds may set a poor example.
Her supporters say she is being treated unfairly; after all, many previous surgeon generals -- most of them men -- weren't so skinny themselves.
But with the nation's obesity problem worsening, some advocates say it's increasingly critical for healthcare workers and those with visible, influential roles to "walk the walk" and serve as role models.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
When you have the LAT coming down of the Health Fascist you know just how wacko these liberal really have become.
It only matters when they charge by the pound.
is this the same as:
“Never buy a self-help book written by more than one person?”
1) A Treasury sec who doesn't pay taxes
2) An Atty gen who granted pardon without question when he worked in the pardon office
3) An education sec who cannot use proper grammar
4) A sec of State who was fooled by the “dumbest man in the world” or plainly lied.
They’re being racist.
LOL!!!
Or seeing a tubby personal trainer at the gym.
You are absolutely right! She fits right in!
Typical den strategy. Fat lady for surgeon general. Marxist for president. Moron for VP. Tax evader for Treasury Secretary, racist for SC judge. Also planned are pacifist for Secy of Defense, etc.
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