Reader Poll :: The "F" Word

Wow, this is a somewhat unusual week on this blog! Guest posting, my “regular” posts, and now a poll!

Quick and dirty reader polls are something I’ve considered doing on this blog, but haven’t put into action up to this point. However, a post came across the Academy of Eating Disorders listserv this morning, causing a lot of ruckus (AED members are a feisty bunch!), and I think you’ll see why. I knew it was the time to start the polling…

I’m posting here just the beginning of a longer article by Daniel Martin of the Britain’s The Daily Mail:

Doctors should stop mincing their words and tell the overweight they are fat, the public health minister has said.

Anne Milton called on the NHS to ban terms such as ‘obese’, because they do not have the same emotional impact.

The former nurse said larger people were less likely to bother to try to lose weight if they were told they were obese or overweight than if the doctor was blunt and said they were ‘fat’. But health experts argued against such plain speaking because they fear it could stigmatise overweight people.

You can read more here, but share you own opinion first!

Unlike my usual posts in which I offer to my readers my at times boisterous opinion,  in a Reader Poll I’d like to get your opinion (while I stealthily formulate mine in the background!). But don’t worry – you can count on me to offer mine as well! I would just like to hear your thoughts without my “loud” influence. Hopefully this will generate not just very unscientific survey results, but a discussion on some controversial issues.

So here’s the poll:

But don’t stop there! Make sure you leave your thoughts and reactions below in the comments section. I know that some of you have something to say on this!

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