Obesity is now officially a disease

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Originally Posted by houstan-dan

Doctors do not need to address the problem. People need to address the problem and start making themselves more accountable for their health. Period.

I agree, but doctors are influential people and maybe hearing a doctor's frank words might motivate some obese people to do something about it. We all have to start somewhere... I was 20-30 pounds overweight from 17 to 20/21 and I wanted to lose it, but I was clueless about fitness and proper nutrition at the time. Fortunately all I had to do was cut back on junk food.

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by skel1977

Yeah. My dad does this all the time.

Me too, my brother in law does it all time. In fact, he lost his driver's license because of it. He's still drinking...every damn chance he gets.

[locolobo13]

Hate to be negative, but if you believe obesity is an addiction, or disease, as strong as alcoholism, consider this. Doctors haven't made many inroads against alcoholism that I've seen. Certainly you can argue against that. There have been a lot of people break free of alcohol although maybe not the addiction. But I've seen an awful lot who didn't. Maybe because they didn't try. I dunno.

[ukrkoz]

Originally Posted by Joke Insurance

Obesity: It's officially a disease | MNN - Mother Nature Network

What are your thoughts on this?

So that NOW they can OFFICIALLY prescribe more iffing pills for it? To get you hooked and kill with something else?