Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Being a fatty is the leading cause of preventable death. So sure, I'd call it a disease.
actually most research show anorexia is the leading cause of preventable death
Some research suggests that anorexia nervosa has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder. According to different studies, the risk for early death is higher for people with the following conditions or characteristics:
•Being younger
•Having bulimia anorexia (twice as high in this group than in the anorexic-restrictor types)
•Being severely low in weight at the time of treatment
•Being sick for more than 6 years
•Having been previously obese
•Having an accompanying severe psychological disorder including personality disorders
I'm willing to concede some folks may be overweight due to biology but that would be a symptom of an underlying problem not the genesis. If obsesity is a disease then we should see it in areas where there is famine or low calorie intake.
I'm willing to concede some folks may be overweight due to biology but that would be a symptom of an underlying problem not the genesis. If obsesity is a disease then we should see it in areas where there is famine or low calorie intake.
No, that's not how it works. They aren't saying that the cause of obesity is a disease - they're saying that once you are obese, your body essentially doesn't act the way it's supposed to anymore so that being grossly overweight becomes the body's own disease. Being obese fits the definition of a disease model. How you got to be obese is irrelevant for that purpose.
If you never get to that weight, then you'll never get there.
You see, I cannot decide to stop being heterosexual tomorrow and become a homosexual. I simply have no choice in what gender I am attracted to and no matter how hard I might try, men simply do not arouse me, no matter how attractive they might be.
No you cant buddy YOU WERE BORN THAT WAY!! (Like those who are GAY like the same sex)
Those who are excessivly FAT cannot help it,they were born with a gene that does not let up easily!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
