Is Obesity a disease or from over eating/poor diet?

[notghinsaw]

I approve expenses of a large group of individuals and there is direct correlation between BMI and what I see in the expenses.

[lilyflower3191981]

Originally Posted by notghinsaw

I approve expenses of a large group of individuals and there is direct correlation between BMI and what I see in the expenses.

Agree muscle tissue weights more than fat tissue

[TMSRetired]

Doesn't matter what we think.

The Government says it's a disease since 2013.

Every health issue is slowly becoming a "disease" and covered by insurance.
Then throw in all the "free" stuff (which we all know isn't really free) and people wonder why our healthcare costs (insur+service) is among the highest in the world.

[Dave_n_Tenn]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

There are obviously genetic predispositions to how our bodies process food involved.

Stated by every fat person. However if you're predisposed to need fewer calories to have a healthy weight, then you already know this and now it's a crutch.

[Dave_n_Tenn]

https://www.smartbmicalculator.com/

I'm male, 71 y.o., 6', 202 my BMI is 27.

[snerk]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

Agree muscle tissue weights more than fat tissue

A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same. Muscle is more dense than fat.

A pound of feathers and a pound of pennies weigh the same. They might not take up the same amount of space.

[warhorse78]

Poor diets. Just saying, but when shopping for food, 75 percent of your groceries should come from the perimeter of the store. Avoid processed food and if you can't, eat them sparingly or make sure you have a good workout program so you can burn those useless calories off.

[msgsing]

I blame it all on doughnuts.

[ntwrkguy1]

Obesity is not a disease.

It's a combination of poor diet, poor lifestyle, and poor choices. Yes, sometimes genetics plays a role. But the reality is that both Big Food and Big Pharma have duped people for decades.

Teach people how to eat the proper foods and proper amount, and teach people how to exercise, and you'll impact a person's weight.

Ask yourself: When you look at pictures of people from the early 1900s America, do you see a lot of morbidly obese -- or even mildly obese people? Now why is that?

Obesity does not pay attention to income. Look at the amount of fat Hillary Clinton carries around. She can afford the absolute best experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise, etc. But instead of eating right and hitting the gym, she hits the Merlot.

[ContraPagan]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

Agree muscle tissue weights more than fat tissue

Muscle is DENSER than fat. It doesn't weigh more.