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Obesity a 'derogatory' word, says Nice

telegraph.co.uk (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 8, 2012

Doctors tasked with tackling the country's obesity crisis have been told to avoid using the word obese, because it could be considered "unhelpful" or even "derogatory". full story

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Obesity a 'derogatory' word, says Nice

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