Health professionals' attitudes to obese patients and ethical problems experienced

Obesity is one of the health problems that threaten humanity considerably. In our country, considering the right to healthcare of each individual, earned by birth, they have a right to receive an equal and just healthcare. Obese individuals may suffer from negative attitudes of health professionals in providing protective health services and inpatient treatments. In this chapter, the aim was to draw attention to ethical conflicts between obese individuals and health professionals in the process of their healthcare and raise awareness of these problems. © 2021 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.