On Thu, 9 Apr 2009, The Mongolian Death Worm wrote:

More than 40 percent of students reported that they believe obese
individuals are lazy, lacking in willpower, and are self-indulgent.
The majority of students surveyed also agreed that obese individuals
have poor self-control, overeat, are insecure and have low self-
esteem.

Could the health problems "caused by obesity" really be caused by biased
doctors who brush off legitimate early-warning signs, wrongly believing
that everything is cuased by obesity? Then when it is obvious that the
problem isn't weight related, it's too late for the "easy cure"?

This study would seem to indicate that is a legitimate possibility.