For some doctors, gone are the days when one of the first things a patient had to do during a regular exam was to jump on the scale. More doctors are de-emphasizing weight as a barometer of the health of a patient. Health professionals say they are trying to avoid stigmatizing patients who may not want to come in for regular exams because they are embarrassed with being overweight. “There’s a trend in healthcare to understand that weight isn’t the be-all and end-all,†Natasha Bhuyan, a primary care physician and regional medical director at One Medical, told the Wall Street Journal.
